M40 Southbound, Jct 2, Hard shoulder closure on entry slip road.

Cleared

Start time: Thu, May 14, 2026 8:30 AM
Expected end: Thu, May 14, 2026 2:00 PM
Duration: 5 hours 30 minutes
Road: M40 – M40 Southbound Between J2 And J1A
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason: Other

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First published: Thu, May 14, 2026 9:07 AM
Last updated: Thu, May 14, 2026 10:32 AM
Cleared: Thu, May 14, 2026 2:00 PM

Latest update: M40 Southbound, Jct 2, Hard shoulder closure on entry slip road.

Coordinates: 51.592839, -0.621549
Latitude span: 51.591173 – 51.594695
Longitude span: -0.626300 – -0.616639
Bounding box centre: 51.592934, -0.621470
Location descriptions: M40 southbound between J2 and J1A

M40 J2 southbound access

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Thu, May 14, 2026 8:30 AM
Overall feed end: Thu, May 14, 2026 2:00 PM
Feed window length: 5 hours 30 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

6 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound between J2 and J1A
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Lh
Lane Number: 0
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 5 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: {875BE831-F8B6-48ED-A93E-E31959A664F3}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 363 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.592624 -0.621362
51.591774 -0.61863
51.591718 -0.618459
51.591212 -0.616756
51.591191 -0.616699

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound between J2 and J1A
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Lh
Lane Number: 0
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 5 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: {16524750-4191-49F0-81E2-2781BC2BE10D}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 4 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

51.591191 -0.616699
51.59119 -0.616697
51.591173 -0.616639

Segment 3

12 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 J2 southbound access
Lane Usage: Lh
Lane Number: 0
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 1 operational lane
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: {28E2B1EA-2B1C-4B33-A23D-1058FF24484A}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance: 21 m
To Distance: 434 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.594615 -0.626239
51.594533 -0.62614
51.594478 -0.626055
51.594404 -0.625899
51.593946 -0.62444
51.593835 -0.624126
51.593088 -0.622517
51.593032 -0.622389
51.592874 -0.621961
51.592781 -0.621718
51.592634 -0.621405

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 21
First coordinate pair: -0.621405, 51.592634
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 21

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Other
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Active
Road management: Other