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, Sep 16, 2026 8:30 AM
Expected end
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 2:30 PM
Duration
6 hours
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
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 8:33 AM
Last updated
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 2:02 PM
Cleared
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 2:30 PM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound, Jct 12 to Jct 11 hard shoulder closure
Coordinates
52.165339, -1.436618
Latitude span
52.163790 – 52.167198
Longitude span
-1.438890 – -1.434592
Bounding box centre
52.165494, -1.436741
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J12 and J11
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 8:30 AM
Overall feed end
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 2:30 PM
Feed window length
6 hours
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

3 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
129 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.164682 -1.435807
52.163799 -1.434604
52.16379 -1.434592

Segment 2

7 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
2,381 m
To Distance
2,731 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.167198 -1.43889
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
10
First coordinate pair
-1.435807, 52.164682
Road section segments
1
Road section points
10
View geometry JSON
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            ],
            [
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                52.16379
            ],
            [
                -1.43889,
                52.167198
            ],
            [
                -1.438513,
                52.166844
            ],
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                -1.43808,
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            ],
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            ],
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            ],
            [
                -1.43614,
                52.164936
            ],
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                -1.435807,
                52.164682
            ]
        ]
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}
View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -1.435807,
            52.164682
        ],
        [
            -1.434604,
            52.163799
        ],
        [
            -1.434592,
            52.16379
        ],
        [
            -1.43889,
            52.167198
        ],
        [
            -1.438513,
            52.166844
        ],
        [
            -1.43808,
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        ],
        [
            -1.437501,
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        ],
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            52.165017
        ],
        [
            -1.43614,
            52.164936
        ],
        [
            -1.435807,
            52.164682
        ]
    ]
]
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
1
Record created
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 8:33 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 2:02 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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