Lane 3 closure southbound

Planned

Lane 3 closure southbound

Start time
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Nov 7, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
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, Oct 27, 2026 11:04 AM
Last updated
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 8:01 PM
Cleared
Sat, Nov 7, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lane 3 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.319998, -1.720921
Latitude span
52.311543 – 52.325700
Longitude span
-1.730652 – -1.710804
Bounding box centre
52.318622, -1.720728
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J16 and J15
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Nov 7, 2026 6:00 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

8 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
{20C46F79-FCA4-41F0-9F26-BAED2F5444E4}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
837 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.31781 -1.717617
52.31671 -1.716414
52.31617 -1.715823
52.312645 -1.712076
52.312095 -1.711463
52.312023 -1.711378
52.31159 -1.710865
52.311543 -1.710804

Segment 2

23 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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{6C9E1CF2-13E2-44A1-9D35-E7620FCB9F14}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
73 m
To Distance
1,339 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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52.325435 -1.729821
52.325182 -1.729089
52.324884 -1.728298
52.324404 -1.727112
52.324196 -1.726644
52.323905 -1.726015
52.323817 -1.725825
52.323492 -1.725181
52.323158 -1.724552
52.322634 -1.723661
52.322345 -1.723193
52.321994 -1.722652
52.321795 -1.72236
52.321452 -1.721893
52.320974 -1.721265
52.32074 -1.720973
52.320307 -1.720447
52.319784 -1.719849
52.318784 -1.718711
52.318504 -1.718405
52.318063 -1.717894
52.31781 -1.717617
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
31
First coordinate pair
-1.717617, 52.317810
Road section segments
1
Road section points
31
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
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 11:04 AM
Record versioned
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 8:01 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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