M40 Eastbound Jct 2 to Jct 1 lane closure
PlannedM40 Eastbound Jct 2 to Jct 1 lane closure
- Start time
- Tue, Aug 25, 2026 9:00 PM
- Expected end
- Wed, Aug 26, 2026 4:30 AM
- Duration
- 7 hours 30 minutes
- Road
- M40 – Link Road From M40 J1A Southbound To M25 J16
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Direction
- Southbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes affected
- Lane 3 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 4 lanes affected, 1 of 1 lanes affected
- Reason
- Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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- First published
- Tue, Aug 18, 2026 12:53 PM
- Last updated
- Mon, Aug 24, 2026 11:48 PM
- Cleared
- Wed, Aug 26, 2026 4:30 AM
- Latest update: M40 Eastbound Jct 2 to Jct 1 lane closure
- Coordinates
- 51.563999, -0.550219
- Latitude span
- 51.562575 – 51.567361
- Longitude span
- -0.561332 – -0.540336
- Bounding box centre
- 51.564968, -0.550834
- Location descriptions
-
- link road from M40 J1A southbound to M25 J16
- M40 southbound between J2 and J1A
- link road from M40 J1A southbound to M25 J16 clockwise
- Feed validity status
- Planned
- Overall feed start
- Tue, Aug 25, 2026 9:00 PM
- Overall feed end
- Wed, Aug 26, 2026 4:30 AM
- Feed window length
- 7 hours 30 minutes
- 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
- link road from M40 J1A southbound to M25 J16
- Lane Usage
- Cl3
- Lane Number
- 3
- Lane Status
- Closed
- Lane Direction
- Aligned
- Lanes Restricted
- 1 lane 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
- {1BE58FE9-8867-4364-99C4-98EF46D44589}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway Entry Slip
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 443 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
51.563393 -0.550723 51.562997 -0.548234 51.562879 -0.547314 51.562761 -0.546091 51.56275 -0.545932 51.562718 -0.545521 51.562643 -0.544565 51.562642 -0.54445
Segment 2
13 coordinate pairs- Description
- M40 southbound between J2 and J1A
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Cl3
- Lane Number
- 3
- Lane Status
- Closed
- Lane Direction
- Aligned
- Lanes Restricted
- 1 lane 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
- {C9066274-5339-4B40-8900-31C13F0B864A}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 1,154 m
- To Distance
- 1,690 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
51.567361 -0.561332 51.567309 -0.561182 51.566927 -0.560147 51.566825 -0.55987 51.566574 -0.559229 51.566324 -0.55863 51.566083 -0.55806 51.565981 -0.557819 51.56525 -0.556181 51.565244 -0.556167 51.564844 -0.555272 51.564728 -0.554996 51.564693 -0.554912
Segment 3
2 coordinate pairs- Description
- link road from M40 J1A southbound to M25 J16 clockwise
- Lane Usage
- Cl3
- Lane Number
- 3
- Lane Status
- Closed
- Lane Direction
- Aligned
- Lanes Restricted
- 1 lane restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 1 operational lane
- Direction On Section
- Clockwise
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start1 End1
- Linear Element Road
- M40
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {F6B850E4-6C4F-4F87-8DC2-F27FD6043D66}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway Entry Slip
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 4 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
51.562616 -0.540397 51.562621 -0.540336
Segment 4
6 coordinate pairs- Description
- link road from M40 J1A southbound to M25 J16
- Lane Usage
- Cl3
- Lane Number
- 3
- Lane Status
- Closed
- Lane Direction
- Aligned
- Lanes Restricted
- 1 lane 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
- {AAABB295-C159-4347-BC57-EA229FD540BD}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway Entry Slip
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 160 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
51.562642 -0.54445 51.56264 -0.54432 51.562595 -0.543585 51.562592 -0.543311 51.562576 -0.542778 51.562575 -0.542136
Segment 5
6 coordinate pairs- Description
- M40 southbound between J2 and J1A
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Cl3
- Lane Number
- 3
- Lane Status
- Closed
- Lane Direction
- Aligned
- Lanes Restricted
- 1 lane 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
- {154415EE-BAAE-4C98-8EC4-92AA137F3C70}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 220 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
51.564212 -0.553619 51.564184 -0.553533 51.564044 -0.553134 51.563951 -0.552848 51.563617 -0.551671 51.563393 -0.550723
Segment 6
6 coordinate pairs- Description
- link road from M40 J1A southbound to M25 J16
- Lane Usage
- Cl3
- Lane Number
- 3
- Lane Status
- Closed
- Lane Direction
- Aligned
- Lanes Restricted
- 1 lane 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
- {AAABB295-C159-4347-BC57-EA229FD540BD}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway Entry Slip
- From Distance
- 162 m
- To Distance
- 281 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
51.562575 -0.542114 51.562575 -0.541956 51.562598 -0.541003 51.562599 -0.54096 51.562613 -0.540642 51.562616 -0.540397
Segment 7
7 coordinate pairs- Description
- M40 southbound between J2 and J1A
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Cl3
- Lane Number
- 3
- Lane Status
- Closed
- Lane Direction
- Aligned
- Lanes Restricted
- 1 lane 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
- {42F86B72-46FE-4C21-BF57-4E712F3D3DC5}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 104 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
51.564693 -0.554912 51.564647 -0.554804 51.564633 -0.554771 51.56452 -0.554504 51.564231 -0.55369 51.564231 -0.553689 51.564212 -0.553619
- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 48
- First coordinate pair
- -0.550723, 51.563393
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 48
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- Cause type
- Road Maintenance
- Detailed cause
- Other
- Compliance
- Mandatory
- Probability
- Probable
- Validity status
- Planned
- Road management
- Other
- Feed provider
- National Highways
- Data source
- Roadworks
- Feed version
- 2
- Record created
- Tue, Aug 18, 2026 12:53 PM
- Record versioned
- Mon, Aug 24, 2026 11:48 PM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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