M40 Southbound Jct 2 to Jct 1a hard shoulder, lane 1, 2 and 3 closure

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Start time: Sun, Jul 19, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end: Mon, Jul 20, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 9 hours
Road: M40 – M40 Southbound Between J2 And J1A
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: 3 of 2 lanes affected
Reason: Maintenance Work

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First published: Wed, Jul 8, 2026 9:55 AM
Last updated: Sun, Jul 19, 2026 11:47 PM
Cleared: Mon, Jul 20, 2026 5:00 AM

Latest update: M40 Southbound Jct 2 to Jct 1a hard shoulder, lane 1, 2 and 3 closure

Coordinates: 51.576984, -0.581520
Latitude span: 51.568989 – 51.587348
Longitude span: -0.603731 – -0.566557
Bounding box centre: 51.578169, -0.585144
Location descriptions: M40 southbound between J2 and J1A

Feed validity status: Suspended
Overall feed start: Sun, Jul 19, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end: Mon, Jul 20, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length: 9 hours
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

30 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound between J2 and J1A
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 3 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: {0CA5A269-7248-46CA-88F3-B732DE568666}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 1,795 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Segment 2

13 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound between J2 and J1A
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 3 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: {C9066274-5339-4B40-8900-31C13F0B864A}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 749 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound between J2 and J1A
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 3 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: {16524750-4191-49F0-81E2-2781BC2BE10D}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 994 m
To Distance: 1,857 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 49
First coordinate pair: -0.592495, 51.584018
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 49

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