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M40 southbound, Jct 14 to Jct 12, lane 3 and 2 closure

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M40 southbound, Jct 14 to Jct 12, lane 3 and 2 closure

Start time
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 9:15 PM
Expected end
Sat, Sep 19, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
7 hours 40 minutes 1 second
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J14 And J13
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
Tue, Sep 8, 2026 2:14 PM
Last updated
Sat, Sep 19, 2026 4:35 AM
Cleared
Sat, Sep 19, 2026 4:55 AM
  • Latest update: M40 southbound, Jct 14 to Jct 12, lane 3 and 2 closure
Coordinates
52.241005, -1.554080
Latitude span
52.233383 – 52.248150
Longitude span
-1.568551 – -1.537805
Bounding box centre
52.240767, -1.553178
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J14 and J13
  • M40 southbound between J13 and J12
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 9:15 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Sep 19, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
7 hours 45 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

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J14 and J13
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
{17E0265F-96CB-4BBE-AF00-5C5E3D17A322}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
412 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.241023 -1.554109
52.240442 -1.552592
52.239951 -1.551337
52.23977 -1.550914
52.239534 -1.550316
52.239235 -1.549616
52.239044 -1.549194

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J14 and J13
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
{FE1D4EA4-3848-443E-8270-2E6B6A542A0A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
362 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.242784 -1.558778
52.242594 -1.558282
52.242231 -1.557333
52.241695 -1.555918
52.241072 -1.554256

Segment 3

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J14 and J13
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
{812589AF-B44E-4219-B868-4650470F40BE}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
1,447 m
To Distance
2,346 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.247691 -1.567898
52.246796 -1.566588
52.246652 -1.566355
52.246398 -1.565948
52.245675 -1.56471
52.245213 -1.563894
52.244652 -1.562845
52.244235 -1.562029
52.243728 -1.560965
52.243428 -1.560294
52.243265 -1.559915
52.24283 -1.55888
52.242784 -1.558778

Segment 4

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J13 and J12
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
{3E2C4451-C319-4506-8EA7-519B0A7B37D5}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
866 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.23778 -1.546335
52.2373 -1.545322
52.236897 -1.544488
52.236209 -1.543084
52.235788 -1.542262
52.235354 -1.541464
52.234716 -1.540294
52.234086 -1.539152
52.233383 -1.537805

Segment 5

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J13 and J12
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
{55C8453B-A4F6-47F5-834C-87F6EEDD6508}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
134 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.239044 -1.549194
52.238341 -1.547586
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
39
First coordinate pair
-1.554256, 52.241072
Road section segments
1
Road section points
39
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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
2
Record created
Tue, Sep 8, 2026 2:14 PM
Record versioned
Sat, Sep 19, 2026 4:35 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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