M40 Southbound, Jct 2 to Jct 1, lane 3 closure.
ClearedM40 Southbound, Jct 2 to Jct 1, lane 3 closure.
- Start time
- Sun, May 17, 2026 10:00 PM
- Expected end
- Mon, May 18, 2026 5:00 AM
- Duration
- 7 hours
- Road
- M40 – M40 Southbound Within J1A Before M25 J16 Clockwise Access
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Direction
- Southbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes affected
- Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
- Reason
- Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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- First published
- Fri, May 15, 2026 9:08 AM
- Last updated
- Sun, May 17, 2026 11:43 PM
- Cleared
- Mon, May 18, 2026 5:00 AM
- Latest update: M40 Southbound, Jct 2 to Jct 1, lane 3 closure.
- Coordinates
- 51.560870, -0.528442
- Latitude span
- 51.560464 – 51.561742
- Longitude span
- -0.538861 – -0.515988
- Bounding box centre
- 51.561103, -0.527425
- Location descriptions
-
- M40 southbound within J1A before M25 J16 clockwise access
- M40 southbound between J1A and J1
- M40 southbound within J1A after M25 J16 clockwise access
- Feed validity status
- Planned
- Overall feed start
- Sun, May 17, 2026 10:00 PM
- Overall feed end
- Mon, May 18, 2026 5:00 AM
- Feed window length
- 7 hours
- 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
2 coordinate pairs- Description
- M40 southbound within J1A before M25 J16 clockwise access
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Cl3
- Lane Number
- 3
- Lane Status
- Closed
- Lane Direction
- Aligned
- Lanes Restricted
- 1 lane restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 3 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
- 401 m
- To Distance
- 555 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
51.561742 -0.538861 51.561466 -0.536682
Segment 2
4 coordinate pairs- Description
- M40 southbound within J1A before M25 J16 clockwise access
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Cl3
- Lane Number
- 3
- Lane Status
- Closed
- Lane Direction
- Aligned
- Lanes Restricted
- 1 lane restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 3 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 3
2 coordinate pairs- Description
- M40 southbound between J1A and J1
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Cl3
- Lane Number
- 3
- Lane Status
- Closed
- Lane Direction
- Aligned
- Lanes Restricted
- 1 lane restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 3 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
- 58 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
51.561001 -0.516817 51.561088 -0.515988
Segment 4
3 coordinate pairs- Description
- M40 southbound within J1A after M25 J16 clockwise access
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Cl3
- Lane Number
- 3
- Lane Status
- Closed
- Lane Direction
- Aligned
- Lanes Restricted
- 1 lane restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 3 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
11 coordinate pairs- Description
- M40 southbound within J1A after M25 J16 clockwise access
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Cl3
- Lane Number
- 3
- Lane Status
- Closed
- Lane Direction
- Aligned
- Lanes Restricted
- 1 lane restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 3 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 6
3 coordinate pairs- Description
- M40 southbound within J1A before M25 J16 clockwise access
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Cl3
- Lane Number
- 3
- Lane Status
- Closed
- Lane Direction
- Aligned
- Lanes Restricted
- 1 lane restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 3 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 7
2 coordinate pairs- Description
- M40 southbound within J1A after M25 J16 clockwise access
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Cl3
- Lane Number
- 3
- Lane Status
- Closed
- Lane Direction
- Aligned
- Lanes Restricted
- 1 lane restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 3 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
Segment 8
9 coordinate pairs- Description
- M40 southbound between J1A and J1
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Cl3
- Lane Number
- 3
- Lane Status
- Closed
- Lane Direction
- Aligned
- Lanes Restricted
- 1 lane restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 3 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
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- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 36
- First coordinate pair
- -0.538861, 51.561742
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 36
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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- Cause type
- Road Maintenance
- Detailed cause
- Repair Work
- Compliance
- Mandatory
- Probability
- Probable
- Validity status
- Planned
- Road management
- Other
- Feed provider
- National Highways
- Data source
- Roadworks
- Feed version
- 2
- Record created
- Fri, May 15, 2026 9:08 AM
- Record versioned
- Sun, May 17, 2026 11:43 PM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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