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

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Start time: Sat, Aug 1, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end: Sun, Aug 2, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 9 hours
Road: M40 – M40 Southbound Between J5 And J4
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: 2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason: Maintenance Work

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First published: Tue, Jul 7, 2026 4:02 PM
Last updated: Sun, Aug 2, 2026 4:48 AM
Cleared: Sun, Aug 2, 2026 5:00 AM

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

Coordinates: 51.612929, -0.797413
Latitude span: 51.610283 – 51.618648
Longitude span: -0.811181 – -0.788662
Bounding box centre: 51.614466, -0.799922
Location descriptions: M40 southbound between J5 and J4

Feed validity status: Suspended
Overall feed start: Sat, Aug 1, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end: Sun, Aug 2, 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

12 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound between J5 and J4
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 2 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: {7DF9A3E4-9B33-406C-B04A-16E7311924EA}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 629 m
To Distance: 1,885 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Segment 2

14 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound between J5 and J4
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 2 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: {C370B932-2801-4D20-B076-A1386A9280DF}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 572 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.610786 -0.791719
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51.610568 -0.790627
51.610434 -0.789837
51.610283 -0.788662

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 26
First coordinate pair: -0.811181, 51.618648
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 26

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