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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
Sun, May 24, 2026 6:00 AM
Expected end
Mon, May 25, 2026 10:59 PM
Duration
1 day 16 hours 59 minutes
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Within J12
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Jan 23, 2026 3:10 PM
Last updated
Mon, May 25, 2026 10:52 PM
Cleared
Mon, May 25, 2026 10:59 PM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound Jct 12 to Jct 11 hard shoulder closure
Coordinates
52.193056, -1.459542
Latitude span
52.192115 – 52.193854
Longitude span
-1.461161 – -1.457744
Bounding box centre
52.192985, -1.459453
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound within J12
  • M40 southbound between J13 and J12
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sun, May 24, 2026 6:00 AM
Overall feed end
Mon, May 25, 2026 10:59 PM
Feed window length
1 day 16 hours 59 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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound within J12
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
{C51228DB-FD16-4EEA-A7A0-B0D12A054E82}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
124 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.192852 -1.459121
52.192579 -1.458583
52.192115 -1.457744

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J13 and J12
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
{E721874D-F9D7-44F3-B86F-1BDC93FB6E88}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
1,528 m
To Distance
1,665 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.193854 -1.461161
52.193846 -1.461142
52.19336 -1.460124
52.193087 -1.459586

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound within J12
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
{F35B63A2-E6B2-4083-A9F1-43F6761DC79C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
41 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.193087 -1.459586
52.192924 -1.459252
52.192852 -1.459121
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
10
First coordinate pair
-1.459121, 52.192852
Road section segments
1
Road section points
10
View geometry JSON 
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        [
            [
                -1.459121,
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            ],
            [
                -1.458583,
                52.192579
            ],
            [
                -1.457744,
                52.192115
            ],
            [
                -1.461161,
                52.193854
            ],
            [
                -1.461142,
                52.193846
            ],
            [
                -1.460124,
                52.19336
            ],
            [
                -1.459586,
                52.193087
            ],
            [
                -1.459586,
                52.193087
            ],
            [
                -1.459252,
                52.192924
            ],
            [
                -1.459121,
                52.192852
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates 
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    [
        [
            -1.459121,
            52.192852
        ],
        [
            -1.458583,
            52.192579
        ],
        [
            -1.457744,
            52.192115
        ],
        [
            -1.461161,
            52.193854
        ],
        [
            -1.461142,
            52.193846
        ],
        [
            -1.460124,
            52.19336
        ],
        [
            -1.459586,
            52.193087
        ],
        [
            -1.459586,
            52.193087
        ],
        [
            -1.459252,
            52.192924
        ],
        [
            -1.459121,
            52.192852
        ]
    ]
]
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, Jan 23, 2026 3:10 PM
Record versioned
Mon, May 25, 2026 10:52 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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