M40 Southbound Jct 1a to Jct 1, hardshoulder closure

Cleared

Start time: Sun, May 10, 2026 8:30 PM
Expected end: Mon, May 11, 2026 10:59 PM
Duration: 1 day 2 hours 29 minutes
Road: M40 – M40 Southbound Between J1A And J1
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Reason: Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work

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First published: Mon, May 11, 2026 6:15 AM
Last updated: Mon, May 11, 2026 7:09 PM
Cleared: Mon, May 11, 2026 10:59 PM

Latest update: M40 Southbound Jct 1a to Jct 1, hardshoulder closure

Coordinates: 51.561049, -0.516357
Latitude span: 51.560633 – 51.561465
Longitude span: -0.520728 – -0.512129
Bounding box centre: 51.561049, -0.516429
Location descriptions: M40 southbound between J1A and J1

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Sun, May 10, 2026 8:30 PM
Overall feed end: Mon, May 11, 2026 10:59 PM
Feed window length: 1 day 2 hours 29 minutes
Probability code (raw): certain
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

4 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound between J1A and J1
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: {5C619A58-5A02-48B7-9E31-D43842017A9B}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 339 m
To Distance: 614 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

51.560633 -0.520728
51.560674 -0.520088
51.560881 -0.51796
51.561001 -0.516817

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound between J1A and J1
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: {7C2E40CE-719F-4877-A0C2-3168F9EF75FB}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 329 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.561138 -0.515514
51.561161 -0.51521
51.561234 -0.514501
51.561305 -0.513806
51.561465 -0.512129

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 10
First coordinate pair: -0.520728, 51.560633
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 10

View geometry JSON

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Active
Road management: Other