M40 Southbound, Jct 2 to Jct 1a, hard shoulder closure.

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M40 Southbound, Jct 2 to Jct 1a, hard shoulder closure.

Start time
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 6:00 AM
Expected end
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 6:00 PM
Duration
12 hours
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J2 And J1A
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 3:15 PM
Last updated
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 5:37 PM
Cleared
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 6:00 PM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound, Jct 2 to Jct 1a, hard shoulder closure.
Coordinates
51.590779, -0.615302
Latitude span
51.589085 – 51.591479
Longitude span
-0.617653 – -0.609580
Bounding box centre
51.590282, -0.613617
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J2 and J1A
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 6:00 AM
Overall feed end
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 6:00 PM
Feed window length
12 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

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
{875BE831-F8B6-48ED-A93E-E31959A664F3}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
289 m
To Distance
363 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.591479 -0.617653
51.591212 -0.616756
51.591191 -0.616699

Segment 2

5 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
546 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.591191 -0.616699
51.59119 -0.616697
51.590866 -0.615597
51.590019 -0.612734
51.589085 -0.60958
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
8
First coordinate pair
-0.617653, 51.591479
Road section segments
1
Road section points
8
View geometry JSON
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    "coordinates": [
        [
            [
                -0.617653,
                51.591479
            ],
            [
                -0.616756,
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            ],
            [
                -0.616699,
                51.591191
            ],
            [
                -0.616699,
                51.591191
            ],
            [
                -0.616697,
                51.59119
            ],
            [
                -0.615597,
                51.590866
            ],
            [
                -0.612734,
                51.590019
            ],
            [
                -0.60958,
                51.589085
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -0.617653,
            51.591479
        ],
        [
            -0.616756,
            51.591212
        ],
        [
            -0.616699,
            51.591191
        ],
        [
            -0.616699,
            51.591191
        ],
        [
            -0.616697,
            51.59119
        ],
        [
            -0.615597,
            51.590866
        ],
        [
            -0.612734,
            51.590019
        ],
        [
            -0.60958,
            51.589085
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 3:15 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 5:37 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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