M40 lane closures southbound (up to 5.39k)
PlannedM40 lane closures southbound (up to 5.39k)
- Start time
- Fri, Aug 7, 2026 8:00 PM
- Expected end
- Sat, Aug 8, 2026 5:00 AM
- Duration
- 9 hours
- 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
- Mon, Aug 3, 2026 10:25 AM
- Last updated
- Fri, Aug 7, 2026 4:49 PM
- Cleared
- Sat, Aug 8, 2026 5:00 AM
- Latest update: M40 lane closures southbound (up to 5.39k)
- Coordinates
- 52.285243, -1.667767
- Latitude span
- 52.267539 – 52.301354
- Longitude span
- -1.694372 – -1.637782
- Bounding box centre
- 52.284447, -1.666077
- Location descriptions
-
- M40 southbound between J16 and J15
- Feed validity status
- Planned
- Overall feed start
- Fri, Aug 7, 2026 8:00 PM
- Overall feed end
- Sat, Aug 8, 2026 5:00 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
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
52.273754 -1.652473 52.273655 -1.652298 52.273275 -1.651597 52.27295 -1.650955 52.272778 -1.650649 52.272606 -1.650284 52.272398 -1.649875 52.272308 -1.649685 52.272091 -1.649262 52.271828 -1.648707 52.271575 -1.648187 52.27143 -1.647889 52.271005 -1.646969 52.270461 -1.645674
Segment 2
15 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
- {75D19C9A-9AF4-466B-A874-04B455F2BA80}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 693 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 3
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
- {D600C512-A7A7-4BD2-9571-76BACF139BFC}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 629 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
52.270461 -1.645674 52.269547 -1.64336 52.268677 -1.641016 52.268039 -1.639216 52.267539 -1.637782
Segment 4
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
- {E283C7BE-06AD-4CC7-9D9D-6907743FDC4A}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 777 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 5
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
- {A9903519-5A55-4032-AE5E-A2C91E53CD42}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 1,082 m
- To Distance
- 1,229 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
52.301354 -1.694372 52.301345 -1.69436 52.30074 -1.693558 52.300668 -1.693455 52.300332 -1.693015
Segment 6
35 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
- {53A25D84-B6B0-4916-9A66-916B3FA88EF5}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 1,909 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 7
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
- {22274BE0-D403-4DE6-B2F5-05298F49EBAA}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 750 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 102
- First coordinate pair
- -1.652473, 52.273754
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 102
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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
- 6
- Record created
- Mon, Aug 3, 2026 10:25 AM
- Record versioned
- Fri, Aug 7, 2026 4:49 PM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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M40 live closuresRelated incidents
M40 Southbound Jct 14 to Jct 13 hardshoulder closure.
Active Roadworks National Highways
Royal Leamington Spa
M40 · M40 Southbound Between J14 And J13
Expected to clear in 5 hours 55 minutes
Started 5 Aug 2026, 13:50
Expected clear 7 Aug 2026, 22:59
M40 Southbound Jct 14 to Jct 13 hardshoulder closure.
Category: Road Maintenance
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M40 Southbound, Jct 9 to Jct 8a, hard shoulder closure.
Planned Roadworks National Highways
Bicester
M40 · M40 Southbound Between J9 And J8A
Expected to clear in 5 hours 55 minutes
Started 4 Aug 2026, 06:00
Expected clear 7 Aug 2026, 22:59
M40 Southbound, Jct 9 to Jct 8a, hard shoulder closure.
Category: Road Maintenance
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M40 Southbound Jct 11 to Jct 10 lane 3 and 2 closure
Planned Roadworks National Highways
Bicester
M40 · M40 Southbound Between J11 And J10
Starts in 4 hours 11 minutes
Starts 7 Aug 2026, 21:15
Expected clear 8 Aug 2026, 05:00
M40 Southbound Jct 11 to Jct 10 lane 3 and 2 closure
Category: Road Maintenance
View update
M40 Southbound Jct 10 to Jct 9 lane 3 and lane 2 closure
Planned Roadworks National Highways
Bicester
M40 · M40 Southbound Within J9
Starts in 4 hours 11 minutes
Starts 7 Aug 2026, 21:15
Expected clear 8 Aug 2026, 05:00
M40 Southbound Jct 10 to Jct 9 lane 3 and lane 2 closure
Category: Road Maintenance
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M40 Southbound Jct 10 to Jct 9 carriageway closure
Planned Roadworks National Highways
Bicester
M40 · M40 Southbound Between J10 And J9
Starts in 4 hours 11 minutes
Starts 7 Aug 2026, 21:15
Expected clear 8 Aug 2026, 05:00
M40 Southbound Jct 10 to Jct 9 carriageway closure
Category: Road Maintenance
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M40 Southbound Jct 9, carriageway closure between exit and entry slips.
Planned Roadworks National Highways
Bicester
M40 · M40 Southbound Between J9 And J8A
Starts in 4 hours 11 minutes
Starts 7 Aug 2026, 21:15
Expected clear 8 Aug 2026, 05:00
M40 Southbound Jct 9, carriageway closure between exit and entry slips.
Category: Road Maintenance
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