M40 Southbound Jct 12 to Jct 11, hardshoulder closure

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M40 Southbound Jct 12 to Jct 11, hardshoulder closure

Start time
Tue, Jul 14, 2026 8:30 PM
Expected end
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 10:59 PM
Duration
2 days 18 hours 30 minutes
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J12 And J11
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 8:03 AM
Last updated
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 2:18 PM
Cleared
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 3:00 PM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound Jct 12 to Jct 11, hardshoulder closure
Coordinates
52.156313, -1.425966
Latitude span
52.153759 – 52.158603
Longitude span
-1.428024 – -1.423707
Bounding box centre
52.156181, -1.425866
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J12 and J11
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, Jul 14, 2026 8:30 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 10:59 PM
Feed window length
3 days 2 hours 29 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
861 m
To Distance
1,177 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.158603 -1.428024
52.158332 -1.427744
52.157257 -1.426749
52.156119 -1.425791

Segment 2

5 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
{9384FCB6-C790-461D-B7BD-BC206804295D}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
298 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.156119 -1.425791
52.156111 -1.425785
52.155894 -1.425598
52.154621 -1.424503
52.153759 -1.423707
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
9
First coordinate pair
-1.428024, 52.158603
Road section segments
1
Road section points
9
View geometry JSON
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    "coordinates": [
        [
            [
                -1.428024,
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            ],
            [
                -1.427744,
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            ],
            [
                -1.426749,
                52.157257
            ],
            [
                -1.425791,
                52.156119
            ],
            [
                -1.425791,
                52.156119
            ],
            [
                -1.425785,
                52.156111
            ],
            [
                -1.425598,
                52.155894
            ],
            [
                -1.424503,
                52.154621
            ],
            [
                -1.423707,
                52.153759
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -1.428024,
            52.158603
        ],
        [
            -1.427744,
            52.158332
        ],
        [
            -1.426749,
            52.157257
        ],
        [
            -1.425791,
            52.156119
        ],
        [
            -1.425791,
            52.156119
        ],
        [
            -1.425785,
            52.156111
        ],
        [
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            52.155894
        ],
        [
            -1.424503,
            52.154621
        ],
        [
            -1.423707,
            52.153759
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 8:03 AM
Record versioned
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 2:18 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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