M40 Southbound, Jct 12 to Jct 10, lane 3 and 2 closure.

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M40 Southbound, Jct 12 to Jct 10, lane 3 and 2 closure.

Start time
Wed, May 20, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, May 21, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Within J10
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, May 20, 2026 8:23 AM
Last updated
Wed, May 20, 2026 11:36 PM
Cleared
Thu, May 21, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound, Jct 12 to Jct 10, lane 3 and 2 closure.
Coordinates
51.950041, -1.206325
Latitude span
51.946560 – 51.953729
Longitude span
-1.209423 – -1.204031
Bounding box centre
51.950145, -1.206727
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound within J10
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, May 20, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, May 21, 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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound within J10
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
{40AEF125-0C97-4819-9E04-5415A1B118DA}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
200 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.948266 -1.204982
51.947818 -1.2047
51.946951 -1.20422
51.94656 -1.204031

Segment 2

17 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound within J10
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
{3ABA53BF-46F3-43EF-B12F-A342E108AA05}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
192 m
To Distance
857 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.953729 -1.209423
51.953214 -1.208891
51.953132 -1.208811
51.953119 -1.208798
51.952481 -1.208168
51.952083 -1.207811
51.951871 -1.207622
51.951431 -1.20723
51.951395 -1.207197
51.950572 -1.206513
51.950256 -1.206315
51.950076 -1.206189
51.949462 -1.205762
51.949461 -1.205762
51.948865 -1.205365
51.948448 -1.205103
51.948406 -1.205074

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound within J10
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
{43F5E921-5AAE-49EF-8DD6-A80F868CEDC0}
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
51.948406 -1.205074
51.948378 -1.205053
51.948377 -1.205053
51.948266 -1.204982
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
25
First coordinate pair
-1.204982, 51.948266
Road section segments
1
Road section points
25
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Wed, May 20, 2026 8:23 AM
Record versioned
Wed, May 20, 2026 11:36 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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