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Lanes 2 and 3 closure southbound

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Lanes 2 and 3 closure southbound

Start time
Wed, Nov 5, 2025 9:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Nov 6, 2025 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J16 And J15
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
Wed, Nov 5, 2025 10:22 AM
Last updated
Wed, Nov 5, 2025 2:11 PM
Cleared
Thu, Nov 6, 2025 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lanes 2 and 3 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.323684, -1.728177
Latitude span
52.315292 – 52.329414
Longitude span
-1.745860 – -1.714890
Bounding box centre
52.322353, -1.730375
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J16 and J15
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Nov 5, 2025 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Nov 6, 2025 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

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 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
650 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.327965 -1.739109
52.327819 -1.738449
52.327547 -1.737291
52.327474 -1.736984
52.327294 -1.736266
52.327202 -1.735899
52.326731 -1.734156
52.326631 -1.733775
52.326589 -1.733629
52.326087 -1.7319
52.325998 -1.731611

Segment 2

24 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
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
0 m
To Distance
1,339 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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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

Segment 3

4 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
694 m
To Distance
1,087 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.329414 -1.74586
52.329 -1.744018
52.328455 -1.74138
52.328246 -1.740413

Segment 4

4 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
{20C46F79-FCA4-41F0-9F26-BAED2F5444E4}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
336 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.31671 -1.716414
52.31617 -1.715823
52.315292 -1.71489
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
44
First coordinate pair
-1.740413, 52.328246
Road section segments
1
Road section points
44
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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
2
Record created
Wed, Nov 5, 2025 10:22 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Nov 5, 2025 2:11 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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