M40 Southbound, Jct 12 to Jct 10, lane 1 and 2 closure.

Planned

M40 Southbound, Jct 12 to Jct 10, lane 1 and 2 closure.

Start time
Wed, Aug 12, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J12 And J11
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 11:13 AM
Last updated
Wed, Aug 12, 2026 2:26 AM
Cleared
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound, Jct 12 to Jct 10, lane 1 and 2 closure.
Coordinates
52.090368, -1.338145
Latitude span
52.088239 – 52.093241
Longitude span
-1.343301 – -1.334182
Bounding box centre
52.090740, -1.338742
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J12 and J11
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Aug 12, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 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 J12 and J11
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{A7C8CA46-210B-4445-A643-0DA98445742D}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
206 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.089432 -1.336496
52.088923 -1.335511
52.088239 -1.334182

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J12 and J11
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
{649631CE-4341-4A11-9395-3AD38EEBB65B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
662 m
To Distance
1,292 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.093241 -1.343301
52.09252 -1.341997
52.091049 -1.339421
52.090105 -1.337756
52.089432 -1.336496
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
8
First coordinate pair
-1.336496, 52.089432
Road section segments
1
Road section points
8
View geometry JSON
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            [
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            ],
            [
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                52.088239
            ],
            [
                -1.343301,
                52.093241
            ],
            [
                -1.341997,
                52.09252
            ],
            [
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                52.091049
            ],
            [
                -1.337756,
                52.090105
            ],
            [
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            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -1.336496,
            52.089432
        ],
        [
            -1.335511,
            52.088923
        ],
        [
            -1.334182,
            52.088239
        ],
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            -1.343301,
            52.093241
        ],
        [
            -1.341997,
            52.09252
        ],
        [
            -1.339421,
            52.091049
        ],
        [
            -1.337756,
            52.090105
        ],
        [
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            52.089432
        ]
    ]
]
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
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 11:13 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Aug 12, 2026 2:26 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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