M40 Southbound, Jct 13 to Jct 12 hard shoulder closure

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M40 Southbound, Jct 13 to Jct 12 hard shoulder closure

Start time
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 8:30 AM
Expected end
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 2:30 PM
Duration
10 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J13 And J12
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Aug 18, 2026 4:00 PM
Last updated
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 8:05 AM
Cleared
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 8:40 AM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound, Jct 13 to Jct 12 hard shoulder closure
Coordinates
52.204597, -1.477107
Latitude span
52.203111 – 52.206271
Longitude span
-1.480031 – -1.474770
Bounding box centre
52.204691, -1.477401
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J13 and J12
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 8:30 AM
Overall feed end
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 2:30 PM
Feed window length
6 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

5 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
0 m
To Distance
132 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.204004 -1.476062
52.203914 -1.475932
52.203452 -1.475249
52.203144 -1.474818
52.203111 -1.47477

Segment 2

9 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
{8156D39B-2412-4F60-ABE0-134D1166649F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
468 m
To Distance
838 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.206271 -1.480031
52.206233 -1.479958
52.20587 -1.479245
52.205562 -1.478678
52.205127 -1.477893
52.204774 -1.477293
52.204656 -1.477093
52.20423 -1.476411
52.204004 -1.476062
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
14
First coordinate pair
-1.476062, 52.204004
Road section segments
1
Road section points
14
View geometry JSON
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            ],
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                -1.477093,
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            ],
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                -1.476411,
                52.20423
            ],
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                -1.476062,
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View road section coordinates
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            -1.476062,
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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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
1
Record created
Tue, Aug 18, 2026 4:00 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 8:05 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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