M40 Southbound Jct 3 to Jct 2 lane 1 closure

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M40 Southbound Jct 3 to Jct 2 lane 1 closure

Start time
Tue, Nov 4, 2025 9:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Nov 5, 2025 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J3 And J2
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 4 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Jun 30, 2025 2:24 PM
Last updated
Tue, Nov 4, 2025 3:26 PM
Cleared
Wed, Nov 5, 2025 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound Jct 3 to Jct 2 lane 1 closure
Coordinates
51.598197, -0.664448
Latitude span
51.597534 – 51.600044
Longitude span
-0.680993 – -0.644488
Bounding box centre
51.598789, -0.662741
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J3 and J2
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Nov 4, 2025 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Nov 5, 2025 6:00 AM
Feed window length
9 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

17 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J3 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
{295F5E94-C290-4EA3-A85F-B809DF6264BB}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,462 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.598079 -0.660522
51.598146 -0.65869
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51.59825 -0.656695
51.598286 -0.655957
51.59839 -0.654034
51.598453 -0.652473
51.598477 -0.651462
51.598482 -0.650335
51.598475 -0.649734
51.598465 -0.648834
51.598417 -0.647565
51.598413 -0.647478
51.59839 -0.647003
51.598302 -0.645648
51.598213 -0.644488

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J3 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
{B104D43B-42EF-4BC6-B177-E1D462746018}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
404 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.597562 -0.671355
51.597551 -0.671124
51.597534 -0.670475
51.597619 -0.668408
51.597761 -0.665921
51.597784 -0.66553

Segment 3

16 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J3 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{BF5135FE-9FAC-4F15-873D-99FFB6A0BA14}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
173 m
To Distance
904 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.599785 -0.6803
51.598829 -0.677613
51.598625 -0.677042
51.598519 -0.676727
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51.598251 -0.67584
51.598092 -0.675267
51.598007 -0.674923
51.597883 -0.674306
51.597857 -0.674147
51.597816 -0.673903
51.597708 -0.673141
51.597656 -0.672588
51.597586 -0.67186
51.597562 -0.671355
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
39
First coordinate pair
-0.665530, 51.597784
Road section segments
1
Road section points
39
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Jun 30, 2025 2:24 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Nov 4, 2025 3:26 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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