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Lanes 2 and 3 closure southbound

Cleared

Lanes 2 and 3 closure southbound

Start time
Wed, Jan 7, 2026 8:58 PM
Expected end
Thu, Jan 8, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours 2 minutes
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J16 And J15
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Jan 7, 2026 8:59 PM
Last updated
Wed, Jan 7, 2026 10:09 PM
Cleared
Thu, Jan 8, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lanes 2 and 3 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.269623, -1.639690
Latitude span
52.260359 – 52.280751
Longitude span
-1.660414 – -1.613963
Bounding box centre
52.270555, -1.637189
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J16 and J15
  • M40 southbound within J15
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, Jan 7, 2026 8:58 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jan 8, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 2 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

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
{6AF49535-3A5A-45DC-A161-47DA3985B58F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
746 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
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52.26349 -1.622729
52.263404 -1.622385
52.263186 -1.621522
52.262876 -1.620455
52.262815 -1.62022

Segment 2

16 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
777 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound within 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
76 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.260537 -1.614395
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Segment 4

5 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
{22274BE0-D403-4DE6-B2F5-05298F49EBAA}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
572 m
To Distance
750 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 5

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound within 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
205 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 6

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
{D600C512-A7A7-4BD2-9571-76BACF139BFC}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,195 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.265847 -1.632899
52.26572 -1.63252
52.265556 -1.631979
52.265229 -1.630786
52.265139 -1.630463

Segment 7

3 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
{E9B974D1-86F1-4700-84EA-6F245D3B801D}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
213 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.262068 -1.618015
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Segment 8

14 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
{FCA5E8AE-8EBD-41FF-AC01-BFD0F520500E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
591 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.271828 -1.648707
52.271575 -1.648187
52.27143 -1.647889
52.271005 -1.646969
52.270461 -1.645674

Segment 9

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound within 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
11 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.261799 -1.617359
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
71
First coordinate pair
-1.630463, 52.265139
Road section segments
1
Road section points
71
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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
1
Record created
Wed, Jan 7, 2026 8:59 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Jan 7, 2026 10:09 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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