M40 southbound, Jct 2 exit slip road closure

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M40 southbound, Jct 2 exit slip road closure

Start time
Fri, May 1, 2026 9:15 PM
Expected end
Sat, May 2, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
7 hours 45 minutes
Road
M40 – M40 J2 Southbound Exit
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, May 1, 2026 7:38 AM
Last updated
Fri, May 1, 2026 9:24 PM
Cleared
Sat, May 2, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M40 southbound, Jct 2 exit slip road closure
Coordinates
51.595873, -0.631725
Latitude span
51.595143 – 51.597105
Longitude span
-0.637263 – -0.627847
Bounding box centre
51.596124, -0.632555
Location descriptions
  • M40 J2 southbound exit
  • M40 southbound between J3 and J2
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, May 1, 2026 9:15 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, May 2, 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
carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
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 J2 southbound exit
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{58B3BA59-A87E-4F39-95FA-A33D733A9F0C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
397 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.596133 -0.633329
51.595764 -0.631445
51.595449 -0.629895
51.595163 -0.628489
51.595144 -0.628389
51.595143 -0.628316
51.595159 -0.628143
51.595207 -0.627847

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J3 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
5 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{6FC47CD7-B9FD-49C9-BB2D-DE8F1ECE43E7}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
31 m
To Distance
324 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.597105 -0.637263
51.597061 -0.637066
51.596493 -0.634657
51.596399 -0.634256
51.596133 -0.633329
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
13
First coordinate pair
-0.633329, 51.596133
Road section segments
1
Road section points
13
View geometry JSON
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                51.595449
            ],
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                -0.634256,
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            ],
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View road section coordinates
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            -0.633329,
            51.596133
        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Fri, May 1, 2026 7:38 AM
Record versioned
Fri, May 1, 2026 9:24 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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