M40 Southbound, Jct 12 to Jct 11 hard shoulder closure

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M40 Southbound, Jct 12 to Jct 11 hard shoulder closure

Start time
Wed, May 6, 2026 6:30 AM
Expected end
Fri, May 8, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
1 day 22 hours 30 minutes
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J12 And J11
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, May 7, 2026 9:10 AM
Last updated
Thu, May 7, 2026 11:45 PM
Cleared
Fri, May 8, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound, Jct 12 to Jct 11 hard shoulder closure
Coordinates
52.165765, -1.437054
Latitude span
52.163123 – 52.168680
Longitude span
-1.440272 – -1.433682
Bounding box centre
52.165902, -1.436977
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J12 and J11
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, May 6, 2026 6:30 AM
Overall feed end
Fri, May 8, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
1 day 22 hours 30 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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J12 and J11
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 End1
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{223AE493-9CFB-4DFB-AB76-F3036D7943B3}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
226 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.164682 -1.435807
52.163799 -1.434604
52.163171 -1.43375
52.163123 -1.433682

Segment 2

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J12 and J11
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 End1
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{1538BD0B-8255-40AB-B5B2-BDC07FB6CD12}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
2,191 m
To Distance
2,731 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.16868 -1.440272
52.168289 -1.439928
52.167802 -1.439481
52.167251 -1.438947
52.166844 -1.438513
52.166464 -1.43808
52.165976 -1.437501
52.165017 -1.436246
52.164936 -1.43614
52.164682 -1.435807
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
14
First coordinate pair
-1.435807, 52.164682
Road section segments
1
Road section points
14
View geometry JSON
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                52.163171
            ],
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                -1.433682,
                52.163123
            ],
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            ],
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            ],
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                -1.437501,
                52.165976
            ],
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                -1.436246,
                52.165017
            ],
            [
                -1.43614,
                52.164936
            ],
            [
                -1.435807,
                52.164682
            ]
        ]
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View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -1.435807,
            52.164682
        ],
        [
            -1.434604,
            52.163799
        ],
        [
            -1.43375,
            52.163171
        ],
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            52.163123
        ],
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            52.16868
        ],
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            -1.439928,
            52.168289
        ],
        [
            -1.439481,
            52.167802
        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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            -1.43614,
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        ],
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        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Thu, May 7, 2026 9:10 AM
Record versioned
Thu, May 7, 2026 11:45 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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