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M40 Southbound, Jct 2 to Jct 1a, lane 4 closure.

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M40 Southbound, Jct 2 to Jct 1a, lane 4 closure.

Start time
Sun, Dec 7, 2025 10:00 PM
Expected end
Mon, Dec 8, 2025 5:30 AM
Duration
7 hours 30 minutes
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J2 And J1A
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 4 closed, 1 of 4 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Nov 21, 2025 9:38 PM
Last updated
Mon, Dec 8, 2025 2:56 AM
Cleared
Mon, Dec 8, 2025 5:30 AM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound, Jct 2 to Jct 1a, lane 4 closure.
Coordinates
51.590209, -0.613352
Latitude span
51.583670 – 51.594874
Longitude span
-0.629137 – -0.591220
Bounding box centre
51.589272, -0.610179
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J2 and J1A
  • M40 southbound within J2
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sun, Dec 7, 2025 10:00 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, Dec 8, 2025 5:30 AM
Feed window length
7 hours 30 minutes
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

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J2 and J1A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl4
Lane Number
4
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
1,857 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.59119 -0.616697
51.590866 -0.615597
51.590019 -0.612734
51.588749 -0.608444
51.587686 -0.604868
51.586921 -0.602293
51.586724 -0.601631
51.586623 -0.601292
51.58614 -0.59966
51.584018 -0.592495

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound within J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl4
Lane Number
4
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{69BD2498-9EAD-43BE-99FD-C9003F85EC88}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
322 m
To Distance
387 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.594874 -0.629137
51.594627 -0.62829

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound within J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl4
Lane Number
4
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{47843F91-E7B2-4218-A10E-A1C486B09BC4}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
119 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.594627 -0.62829
51.59417 -0.626736

Segment 4

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J2 and J1A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl4
Lane Number
4
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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 
51.592634 -0.621405
51.592624 -0.621362
51.591774 -0.61863
51.591718 -0.618459
51.591212 -0.616756
51.591191 -0.616699

Segment 5

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound within J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl4
Lane Number
4
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{7ED12E3F-C9D3-4A98-890D-2A10B2E77656}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
407 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.59417 -0.626736
51.592776 -0.622036
51.592748 -0.621921
51.5927 -0.621648
51.592634 -0.621405

Segment 6

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J2 and J1A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl4
Lane Number
4
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
96 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.584018 -0.592495
51.583766 -0.591558
51.58367 -0.59122
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
29
First coordinate pair
-0.616699, 51.591191
Road section segments
1
Road section points
29
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Fri, Nov 21, 2025 9:38 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Dec 8, 2025 2:56 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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