Lane 2 and 3 closure southbound
ClearedLane 2 and 3 closure southbound
- Start time
- Sun, Apr 12, 2026 8:00 PM
- Expected end
- Mon, Apr 13, 2026 5:00 AM
- Duration
- 9 hours
- Road
- M40 – M40 Southbound Between M42 And J16
- Category
- Construction Work
- Direction
- Southbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes affected
- 2 of 2 lanes affected
- Reason
- Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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- First published
- Tue, Mar 24, 2026 9:34 AM
- Last updated
- Mon, Apr 13, 2026 4:32 AM
- Cleared
- Mon, Apr 13, 2026 5:00 AM
- Latest update: Lane 2 and 3 closure southbound
- Coordinates
- 52.335604, -1.773189
- Latitude span
- 52.331865 – 52.340946
- Longitude span
- -1.788095 – -1.755208
- Bounding box centre
- 52.336406, -1.771652
- Location descriptions
-
- M40 southbound between M42 and J16
- M40 southbound between J16 and J15
- Feed validity status
- Planned
- Overall feed start
- Sun, Apr 12, 2026 8:00 PM
- Overall feed end
- Mon, Apr 13, 2026 5:00 AM
- Feed window length
- 9 hours
- Probability code (raw)
- probable
- Compliance option (raw)
- mandatory
- Source identification (raw)
- roadworks
- Management type value
- other
- Contra-flow flag (raw)
- false
- Width restriction flag (raw)
- false
- Height restriction flag (raw)
- false
- Weight restriction flag (raw)
- false
Segment 1
11 coordinate pairs- Description
- M40 southbound between M42 and J16
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 2 operational lanes
- Direction On Section
- South Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start1 End1
- Linear Element Road
- M40
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {3EFB4153-4AF2-4A12-8BAE-8ACB7C6565A7}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 424 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
52.338773 -1.784765 52.338655 -1.784546 52.338466 -1.784194 52.338294 -1.783843 52.337961 -1.783169 52.337802 -1.782831 52.337618 -1.782437 52.337338 -1.781793 52.337121 -1.781265 52.336895 -1.780635 52.336561 -1.779698
Segment 2
2 coordinate pairs- Description
- M40 southbound between J16 and J15
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 2 operational lanes
- Direction On Section
- South Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start1 End1
- Linear Element Road
- M40
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {14CEBDFC-D4E5-4BA9-A5A9-442E93EF3603}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 128 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
52.334688 -1.772065 52.334416 -1.770226
Segment 3
2 coordinate pairs- Description
- M40 southbound between J16 and J15
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 2 operational lanes
- Direction On Section
- South Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start1 End1
- Linear Element Road
- M40
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {909902E3-351B-4BE8-B9BB-04CE1D50D0F4}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 3 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
52.334697 -1.772118 52.334688 -1.772065
Segment 4
15 coordinate pairs- Description
- M40 southbound between J16 and J15
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 2 operational lanes
- Direction On Section
- South Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start1 End1
- Linear Element Road
- M40
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {EAE18DBD-4446-441C-8A33-274747F64045}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 1,062 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
52.334416 -1.770226 52.333919 -1.766605 52.33381 -1.765828 52.333482 -1.763423 52.333454 -1.763233 52.333345 -1.762485 52.333217 -1.761634 52.33309 -1.760813 52.332999 -1.760285 52.332835 -1.759406 52.332608 -1.758306 52.3323 -1.756943 52.331973 -1.755639 52.331874 -1.755243 52.331869 -1.755222
Segment 5
7 coordinate pairs- Description
- M40 southbound between M42 and J16
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 2 operational lanes
- Direction On Section
- South Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start1 End1
- Linear Element Road
- M40
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {1ECEA356-A435-45EC-B6C0-AF6697DAF966}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 604 m
- To Distance
- 935 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
52.340946 -1.788095 52.34017 -1.787004 52.339764 -1.786404 52.339413 -1.785863 52.339224 -1.785556 52.338971 -1.785107 52.338773 -1.784765
Segment 6
2 coordinate pairs- Description
- M40 southbound between J16 and J15
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 2 operational lanes
- Direction On Section
- South Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start1 End1
- Linear Element Road
- M40
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {9272BDF9-2B65-42EE-B918-D56D1E7E5B0A}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 1 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
52.331869 -1.755222 52.331865 -1.755208
Segment 7
12 coordinate pairs- Description
- M40 southbound between J16 and J15
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 2 operational lanes
- Direction On Section
- South Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start1 End1
- Linear Element Road
- M40
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {E52AF5B4-6CD3-4D5E-B917-CF8625D3AE98}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 558 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 51
- First coordinate pair
- -1.784765, 52.338773
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 51
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- Cause type
- Construction Work
- Detailed cause
- Construction Work
- Compliance
- Mandatory
- Probability
- Probable
- Validity status
- Planned
- Road management
- Other
- Feed provider
- National Highways
- Data source
- Roadworks
- Feed version
- 1
- Record created
- Tue, Mar 24, 2026 9:34 AM
- Record versioned
- Mon, Apr 13, 2026 4:32 AM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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Expected clear 15 Jun 2026, 05:00
M40 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 4 lane 2 and 3 closure
Category: Construction Work
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M40 Southbound Jct 12 to Jct 10 lane 1 and lane 2 closures.
Category: Road Maintenance
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M40 · M40 Southbound Between J5 And J4
Expected to clear in 9 hours 35 minutes
Started 14 Jun 2026, 20:00
Expected clear 15 Jun 2026, 05:00
M40 Southbound Jct 2 to Jct 1a hard shoulder, lane 1 and 2 closure
Category: Road Maintenance
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M40 Northbound Jct 6 to Jct 7 hard shoulder closure
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Benson
M40 · M40 Northbound Between J6 And J7
Cleared 7 hours 24 minutes ago
Started 14 Jun 2026, 06:00
Ended 14 Jun 2026, 12:00
M40 Northbound Jct 6 to Jct 7 hard shoulder closure
Category: Road Maintenance
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