M40 Southbound Jct 10 to Jct 9, hardshoulder closure

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M40 Southbound Jct 10 to Jct 9, hardshoulder closure

Start time
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 7:00 AM
Expected end
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 4:00 PM
Duration
1 hour 50 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J10 And J9
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Jul 20, 2026 1:27 PM
Last updated
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 8:32 AM
Cleared
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 8:50 AM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound Jct 10 to Jct 9, hardshoulder closure
Coordinates
51.929277, -1.201798
Latitude span
51.928602 – 51.931008
Longitude span
-1.201831 – -1.201715
Bounding box centre
51.929805, -1.201773
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J10 and J9
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 7:00 AM
Overall feed end
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 4:00 PM
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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J10 and J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{3845C451-118E-4BE1-B410-0A748C8AAE64}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
1,051 m
To Distance
1,302 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.931008 -1.201715
51.929816 -1.201774
51.928753 -1.201822

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J10 and J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes 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
{2E13C270-C586-435B-B084-A82D5D315F3F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
16 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.928753 -1.201822
51.928728 -1.201823
51.928602 -1.201831
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
6
First coordinate pair
-1.201715, 51.931008
Road section segments
1
Road section points
6
View geometry JSON
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    "type": "MultiLineString",
    "coordinates": [
        [
            [
                -1.201715,
                51.931008
            ],
            [
                -1.201774,
                51.929816
            ],
            [
                -1.201822,
                51.928753
            ],
            [
                -1.201822,
                51.928753
            ],
            [
                -1.201823,
                51.928728
            ],
            [
                -1.201831,
                51.928602
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
[
    [
        [
            -1.201715,
            51.931008
        ],
        [
            -1.201774,
            51.929816
        ],
        [
            -1.201822,
            51.928753
        ],
        [
            -1.201822,
            51.928753
        ],
        [
            -1.201823,
            51.928728
        ],
        [
            -1.201831,
            51.928602
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Jul 20, 2026 1:27 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 8:32 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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