M40 Northbound, Jct 2 to Jct 3, hard shoulder closure.

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M40 Northbound, Jct 2 to Jct 3, hard shoulder closure.

Start time
Tue, Dec 16, 2025 10:15 PM
Expected end
Wed, Dec 17, 2025 6:00 AM
Duration
7 hours 45 minutes
Road
M40 – M40 Northbound Between J2 And J3
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Oct 22, 2025 3:26 PM
Last updated
Wed, Dec 17, 2025 4:57 AM
Cleared
Wed, Dec 17, 2025 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M40 Northbound, Jct 2 to Jct 3, hard shoulder closure.
Coordinates
51.595563, -0.632124
Latitude span
51.594761 – 51.596189
Longitude span
-0.634376 – -0.629343
Bounding box centre
51.595475, -0.631860
Location descriptions
  • M40 northbound between J2 and J3
  • M40 northbound within J2
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Dec 16, 2025 10:15 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Dec 17, 2025 6:00 AM
Feed window length
7 hours 45 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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 northbound between J2 and J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
5 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
{7F15BF8B-5F3A-413D-A25C-614540B3374D}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
63 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.595962 -0.633532
51.596189 -0.634376

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 northbound within J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
5 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
{353CCFF2-3E88-4256-B347-EAFCC6C1AB63}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
71 m
To Distance
391 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.594761 -0.629343
51.594928 -0.629911
51.595461 -0.631714
51.595677 -0.632458
51.595962 -0.633532
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
7
First coordinate pair
-0.633532, 51.595962
Road section segments
1
Road section points
7
View geometry JSON
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    "type": "MultiLineString",
    "coordinates": [
        [
            [
                -0.633532,
                51.595962
            ],
            [
                -0.634376,
                51.596189
            ],
            [
                -0.629343,
                51.594761
            ],
            [
                -0.629911,
                51.594928
            ],
            [
                -0.631714,
                51.595461
            ],
            [
                -0.632458,
                51.595677
            ],
            [
                -0.633532,
                51.595962
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
[
    [
        [
            -0.633532,
            51.595962
        ],
        [
            -0.634376,
            51.596189
        ],
        [
            -0.629343,
            51.594761
        ],
        [
            -0.629911,
            51.594928
        ],
        [
            -0.631714,
            51.595461
        ],
        [
            -0.632458,
            51.595677
        ],
        [
            -0.633532,
            51.595962
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Wed, Oct 22, 2025 3:26 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Dec 17, 2025 4:57 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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