Lane 3 closure southbound

Cleared

Lane 3 closure southbound

Start time
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 8:32 PM
Expected end
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
5 hours 18 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J16 And J15
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 8:35 PM
Last updated
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 12:38 AM
Cleared
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 1:50 AM
  • Latest update: Lane 3 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.331365, -1.753793
Latitude span
52.327572 – 52.334081
Longitude span
-1.767785 – -1.737399
Bounding box centre
52.330827, -1.752592
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J16 and J15
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 8:32 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 28 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J16 and J15
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{BC74A5C7-11CA-4D80-87DD-12F59DFF6093}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
218 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.328246 -1.740413
52.327965 -1.739109
52.327819 -1.738449
52.327572 -1.737399

Segment 2

15 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J16 and J15
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
170 m
To Distance
1,062 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.334081 -1.767785
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 3

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J16 and J15
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
1,087 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.331869 -1.755222
52.331801 -1.754965
52.331357 -1.753367
52.331068 -1.752342
52.330959 -1.751946
52.330587 -1.750598
52.32979 -1.747536
52.329 -1.744018
52.328455 -1.74138
52.328246 -1.740413
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
29
First coordinate pair
-1.740413, 52.328246
Road section segments
1
Road section points
29
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
3
Record created
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 8:35 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 12:38 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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