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, Oct 29, 2026 7:00 AM
Expected end
Sat, Oct 31, 2026 11:59 PM
Duration
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
Fri, Oct 2, 2026 9:22 AM
Last updated
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 6:35 AM
Cleared
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 7:00 AM
  • Latest update: M40 southbound, Jct 13 to Jct 12, hard shoulder closure
Coordinates
52.215112, -1.495470
Latitude span
52.214336 – 52.215760
Longitude span
-1.497266 – -1.493537
Bounding box centre
52.215048, -1.495401
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J13 and J12
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 7:00 AM
Overall feed end
Sat, Oct 31, 2026 11:59 PM
Feed window length
2 days 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

2 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
{1865A063-5A59-4D6B-9F03-A0E77D41852F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
135 m
To Distance
208 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.21576 -1.497266
52.215446 -1.49633

Segment 2

6 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
{18AFCDBE-719A-4626-A918-BA2D538E1078}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
227 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.215446 -1.49633
52.215392 -1.496171
52.215074 -1.495281
52.214901 -1.494859
52.214538 -1.493985
52.214336 -1.493537
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
8
First coordinate pair
-1.497266, 52.215760
Road section segments
1
Road section points
8
View geometry JSON
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    "type": "MultiLineString",
    "coordinates": [
        [
            [
                -1.497266,
                52.21576
            ],
            [
                -1.49633,
                52.215446
            ],
            [
                -1.49633,
                52.215446
            ],
            [
                -1.496171,
                52.215392
            ],
            [
                -1.495281,
                52.215074
            ],
            [
                -1.494859,
                52.214901
            ],
            [
                -1.493985,
                52.214538
            ],
            [
                -1.493537,
                52.214336
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -1.497266,
            52.21576
        ],
        [
            -1.49633,
            52.215446
        ],
        [
            -1.49633,
            52.215446
        ],
        [
            -1.496171,
            52.215392
        ],
        [
            -1.495281,
            52.215074
        ],
        [
            -1.494859,
            52.214901
        ],
        [
            -1.493985,
            52.214538
        ],
        [
            -1.493537,
            52.214336
        ]
    ]
]
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, Oct 2, 2026 9:22 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 6:35 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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