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M40 lane closures southbound (up to 5.39k)

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M40 lane closures southbound (up to 5.39k)

Start time
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 7:40 PM
Expected end
Sat, Aug 8, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours 20 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
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 8:09 PM
Last updated
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 9:29 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
Active
Overall feed start
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 7:40 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Aug 8, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 20 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

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
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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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
693 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
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Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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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
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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
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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 
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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
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Geometry type
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Geometry points
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First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
102
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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
6
Record created
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 8:09 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 9:29 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

Driving on the M40? See every live closure, roadwork and planned restriction on this road.

M40 live closures

Related incidents

M40 Southbound Jct 9 to Jct 8a lane 3 and lane 2 closures

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Bicester M40 · M40 Southbound Between J9 And J8A

Expected to clear in 7 hours 18 minutes

Started 7 Aug 2026, 21:15 Expected clear 8 Aug 2026, 05:00

M40 Southbound Jct 9 to Jct 8a lane 3 and lane 2 closures

Category: Road Maintenance
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M40 northbound, Jct 11 entry slip road closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Bicester M40 · M40 J11 Northbound Access

Expected to clear in 7 hours 18 minutes

Started 7 Aug 2026, 21:15 Expected clear 8 Aug 2026, 05:00

M40 northbound, Jct 11 entry slip road closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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M40 Southbound, Jct 8a exit slip road lane one closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Benson M40 · M40 Southbound Between J9 And J8A

Expected to clear in 8 hours 18 minutes

Started 7 Aug 2026, 18:00 Expected clear 8 Aug 2026, 06:00

M40 Southbound, Jct 8a exit slip road lane one closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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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 1 hour 17 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 11 to Jct 10 lane 3 and 2 closure

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Bicester M40 · M40 Southbound Between J11 And J10

Cleared 26 minutes 25 seconds ago

Started 7 Aug 2026, 21:15 Ended 7 Aug 2026, 21:15

M40 Southbound Jct 11 to Jct 10 lane 3 and 2 closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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M40 Southbound Jct 10 to Jct 9 lane 3 and lane 2 closure

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Bicester M40 · M40 Southbound Within J9

Cleared 26 minutes 25 seconds ago

Started 7 Aug 2026, 21:15 Ended 7 Aug 2026, 21:15

M40 Southbound Jct 10 to Jct 9 lane 3 and lane 2 closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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