M40 Southbound Jct 13 to Jct 12, hardshoulder closure

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M40 Southbound Jct 13 to Jct 12, hardshoulder closure

Start time
Tue, May 26, 2026 6:00 AM
Expected end
Wed, May 27, 2026 10:59 PM
Duration
1 day 16 hours 59 minutes
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, Jan 20, 2026 12:31 AM
Last updated
Wed, May 27, 2026 8:52 AM
Cleared
Wed, May 27, 2026 10:59 PM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound Jct 13 to Jct 12, hardshoulder closure
Coordinates
52.224266, -1.515616
Latitude span
52.221744 – 52.226559
Longitude span
-1.519502 – -1.511459
Bounding box centre
52.224152, -1.515481
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J13 and J12
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, May 26, 2026 6:00 AM
Overall feed end
Wed, May 27, 2026 10:59 PM
Feed window length
1 day 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

14 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
{4F720C61-9DDF-4387-80C0-5A71FE6C80A1}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
1,124 m
To Distance
1,723 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.226559 -1.519502
52.226393 -1.519163
52.226194 -1.518785
52.226167 -1.518733
52.225931 -1.51829
52.225705 -1.517897
52.225516 -1.517569
52.225343 -1.517271
52.224963 -1.51666
52.224356 -1.515722
52.223667 -1.514654
52.223479 -1.514364
52.222945 -1.51352
52.222791 -1.513258

Segment 2

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
{B7AB8C4C-4F12-4CB2-8233-805493FBED4C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
169 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.222791 -1.513258
52.222429 -1.512662
52.222321 -1.512473
52.22175 -1.511469
52.221744 -1.511459
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
19
First coordinate pair
-1.519502, 52.226559
Road section segments
1
Road section points
19
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
1
Record created
Tue, Jan 20, 2026 12:31 AM
Record versioned
Wed, May 27, 2026 8:52 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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