M40 Southbound, Jct 1a to Jct 1, lane 2 and 3 closure.
ClearedM40 Southbound, Jct 1a to Jct 1, lane 2 and 3 closure.
- Start time
- Tue, Jul 28, 2026 9:15 PM
- Expected end
- Wed, Jul 29, 2026 5:00 AM
- Duration
- 7 hours 45 minutes
- Road
- M40 – M40 Southbound Between J1A And J1
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Direction
- Southbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes affected
- 2 of 2 lanes affected
- Reason
- Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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- First published
- Wed, Jul 22, 2026 3:00 PM
- Last updated
- Wed, Jul 29, 2026 4:46 AM
- Cleared
- Wed, Jul 29, 2026 5:00 AM
- Latest update: M40 Southbound, Jct 1a to Jct 1, lane 2 and 3 closure.
- Coordinates
- 51.560963, -0.526975
- Latitude span
- 51.560464 – 51.562037
- Longitude span
- -0.541195 – -0.510730
- Bounding box centre
- 51.561251, -0.525963
- Location descriptions
-
- M40 southbound between J1A and J1
- M40 southbound within J1A before M25 J16 clockwise access
- M40 southbound within J1A after M25 J16 clockwise access
- Feed validity status
- Planned
- Overall feed start
- Tue, Jul 28, 2026 9:15 PM
- Overall feed end
- Wed, Jul 29, 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
7 coordinate pairs- Description
- M40 southbound between J1A and J1
- 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
- {7C2E40CE-719F-4877-A0C2-3168F9EF75FB}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 426 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
51.561001 -0.516817 51.561138 -0.515514 51.561161 -0.51521 51.561234 -0.514501 51.561305 -0.513806 51.561487 -0.511896 51.561577 -0.51073
Segment 2
3 coordinate pairs- Description
- M40 southbound within J1A before M25 J16 clockwise access
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 2 operational lanes
- Direction On Section
- South Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start1 End2
- Linear Element Road
- M40
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {9A6E26FB-2BB4-43B7-9B45-16D32218A81A}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 236 m
- To Distance
- 555 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
51.562037 -0.541195 51.562016 -0.541022 51.561466 -0.536682
Segment 3
11 coordinate pairs- Description
- M40 southbound within J1A after M25 J16 clockwise access
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 2 operational lanes
- Direction On Section
- South Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start2 End1
- Linear Element Road
- M40
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {6DDC454D-D0AA-4D6D-9B86-F8B3EBB035B5}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 384 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
51.560812 -0.53112 51.560802 -0.531034 51.560794 -0.530962 51.560681 -0.529956 51.560628 -0.529337 51.560508 -0.527624 51.560464 -0.526269 51.56047 -0.526067 51.560493 -0.52572 51.560501 -0.525648 51.560501 -0.525619
Segment 4
3 coordinate pairs- Description
- M40 southbound within J1A after M25 J16 clockwise access
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 2 operational lanes
- Direction On Section
- South Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start1 End2
- Linear Element Road
- M40
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {2011BA14-E066-460E-BD54-521EFE18E6FF}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 138 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
51.561094 -0.533491 51.560943 -0.532212 51.560862 -0.531522
Segment 5
3 coordinate pairs- Description
- M40 southbound within J1A before M25 J16 clockwise access
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 2 operational lanes
- Direction On Section
- South Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start2 End2
- Linear Element Road
- M40
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {D988D17A-7375-49FF-82C5-EE3044E9113E}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 24 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
51.561466 -0.536682 51.561441 -0.5365 51.561417 -0.536338
Segment 6
9 coordinate pairs- Description
- M40 southbound between J1A and J1
- 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
- {5C619A58-5A02-48B7-9E31-D43842017A9B}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 614 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
51.560501 -0.525619 51.560498 -0.525403 51.560491 -0.524811 51.560501 -0.523498 51.560519 -0.52282 51.560576 -0.521606 51.560674 -0.520088 51.560881 -0.51796 51.561001 -0.516817
Segment 7
4 coordinate pairs- Description
- M40 southbound within J1A before M25 J16 clockwise access
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 2 operational lanes
- Direction On Section
- South Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start2 End1
- Linear Element Road
- M40
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {235FCD6F-19BE-482C-9923-729EA2C5AED4}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 200 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
51.561417 -0.536338 51.561227 -0.534814 51.5611 -0.533549 51.561094 -0.533491
Segment 8
2 coordinate pairs- Description
- M40 southbound within J1A after M25 J16 clockwise access
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 2 operational lanes
- Direction On Section
- South Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start2 End2
- Linear Element Road
- M40
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {5FEF92E9-4361-421B-BDFE-0BC9FF257576}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 28 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
51.560862 -0.531522 51.560812 -0.53112
- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 42
- First coordinate pair
- -0.516817, 51.561001
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 42
View geometry JSON
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- Cause type
- Road Maintenance
- Detailed cause
- Other
- Compliance
- Mandatory
- Probability
- Probable
- Validity status
- Planned
- Road management
- Other
- Feed provider
- National Highways
- Data source
- Roadworks
- Feed version
- 1
- Record created
- Wed, Jul 22, 2026 3:00 PM
- Record versioned
- Wed, Jul 29, 2026 4:46 AM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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M40 southbound, Jct 12 to Jct 11, lane 1 and 2 closure
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Starts in 1 hour 49 minutes
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Expected clear 6 Aug 2026, 05:00
M40 southbound, Jct 12 to Jct 11, lane 1 and 2 closure
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M40 Southbound, Jct 11 to Jct 10 lane 2 and 3 closure
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M40 · M40 Southbound Between J11 And J10
Expected to clear in 10 hours 49 minutes
Started 5 Aug 2026, 20:00
Expected clear 6 Aug 2026, 05:00
M40 Southbound, Jct 11 to Jct 10 lane 2 and 3 closure
Category: Road Maintenance
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M40 Southbound, Jct 11 to Jct 10, hard shoulder, lane 3 and 2 closure.
Planned Roadworks National Highways
Bicester
M40 · M40 Southbound Between J11 And J10
Starts in 1 hour 49 minutes
Starts 5 Aug 2026, 20:00
Expected clear 6 Aug 2026, 05:00
M40 Southbound, Jct 11 to Jct 10, hard shoulder, lane 3 and 2 closure.
Category: Road Maintenance
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