M40 Jct 16 lanes 2 and 3 closure northbound

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M40 Jct 16 lanes 2 and 3 closure northbound

Start time
Thu, Apr 23, 2026 8:59 PM
Expected end
Fri, Apr 24, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours 1 minute
Road
M40 – M40 Northbound Between J16 And M42
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Apr 23, 2026 8:59 PM
Last updated
Fri, Apr 24, 2026 3:44 AM
Cleared
Fri, Apr 24, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M40 Jct 16 lanes 2 and 3 closure northbound
Coordinates
52.343070, -1.791833
Latitude span
52.340431 – 52.344791
Longitude span
-1.795089 – -1.787740
Bounding box centre
52.342611, -1.791415
Location descriptions
  • M40 northbound between J16 and M42
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Thu, Apr 23, 2026 8:59 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Apr 24, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 1 minute
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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 northbound between J16 and M42
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{0C591399-C4F9-4B93-8EDC-44382D0D3521}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
32 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.344625 -1.79469
52.344791 -1.795089

Segment 2

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 northbound between J16 and M42
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{DEF4D6E3-6A07-436C-87AE-E26126461EF1}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
278 m
To Distance
945 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.340431 -1.78774
52.341099 -1.788644
52.341532 -1.789243
52.341811 -1.789624
52.342316 -1.79037
52.34274 -1.791043
52.342956 -1.791409
52.342982 -1.791454
52.343208 -1.791848
52.343452 -1.792288
52.343804 -1.792946
52.344219 -1.793796
52.344526 -1.794455
52.344625 -1.79469
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
16
First coordinate pair
-1.794690, 52.344625
Road section segments
1
Road section points
16
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Apr 23, 2026 8:59 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Apr 24, 2026 3:44 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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