M40 southbound, Jct 12 to Jct 11, lane 1 and 2 closure

Planned

M40 southbound, Jct 12 to Jct 11, lane 1 and 2 closure

Start time
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J12 And J11
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 6:12 AM
Last updated
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 7:51 PM
Cleared
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M40 southbound, Jct 12 to Jct 11, lane 1 and 2 closure
Coordinates
52.119967, -1.375937
Latitude span
52.114296 – 52.126755
Longitude span
-1.384565 – -1.368101
Bounding box centre
52.120526, -1.376333
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J12 and J11
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Aug 6, 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

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J12 and J11
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
{76EFDF34-6100-459E-AB9A-E600093E545D}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
325 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.116528 -1.371181
52.116243 -1.37077
52.116052 -1.370503
52.115542 -1.369787
52.115491 -1.369714
52.114494 -1.368356
52.114296 -1.368101

Segment 2

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J12 and J11
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
{7449A359-66FD-4277-8838-8D79E565A3FA}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
467 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.121099 -1.377999
52.120874 -1.37773
52.120475 -1.377181
52.120077 -1.376588
52.119984 -1.376443
52.119678 -1.375965
52.118037 -1.373403
52.118016 -1.373372

Segment 3

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J12 and J11
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
{B8416417-1433-467F-9A6F-51F85BEE25EB}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
135 m
To Distance
909 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.126755 -1.384565
52.126682 -1.384457
52.126229 -1.38385
52.125984 -1.383532
52.12574 -1.383228
52.125297 -1.382694
52.124655 -1.381972
52.121797 -1.378828
52.12129 -1.37825
52.121099 -1.377999

Segment 4

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J12 and J11
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
{751C0CD6-9F62-4285-8DFB-BDB305FD2D0D}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
223 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.118016 -1.373372
52.117412 -1.372463
52.117363 -1.37239
52.117266 -1.372245
52.116528 -1.371181
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
30
First coordinate pair
-1.371181, 52.116528
Road section segments
1
Road section points
30
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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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
4
Record created
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 6:12 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 7:51 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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