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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, May 19, 2026 9:15 PM
Expected end
Wed, May 20, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
7 hours 45 minutes
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J3 And J2
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
1 of 4 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Mar 6, 2026 3:50 PM
Last updated
Wed, May 20, 2026 4:27 AM
Cleared
Wed, May 20, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound Jct 3 to Jct 2 lane 1 closure.
Coordinates
51.596708, -0.636650
Latitude span
51.593861 – 51.598338
Longitude span
-0.646198 – -0.625694
Bounding box centre
51.596100, -0.635946
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J3 and J2
  • M40 southbound within J2
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, May 19, 2026 9:15 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, May 20, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
7 hours 45 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

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J3 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
1,342 m
To Distance
1,946 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.598302 -0.645648
51.598207 -0.644409
51.598187 -0.644251
51.598056 -0.643013
51.597908 -0.641863
51.597878 -0.641604
51.597791 -0.641043
51.597683 -0.640325
51.597574 -0.639693
51.597548 -0.639549
51.597423 -0.638831
51.597194 -0.637697

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound within J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
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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 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound within J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
0 m
To Distance
387 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.596133 -0.633329
51.595426 -0.630993
51.595098 -0.629906
51.594627 -0.62829

Segment 4

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J3 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
{6FC47CD7-B9FD-49C9-BB2D-DE8F1ECE43E7}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
324 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.597194 -0.637697
51.597193 -0.63769
51.597137 -0.63741
51.597061 -0.637066
51.596493 -0.634657
51.596399 -0.634256
51.596133 -0.633329

Segment 5

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound within J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
79 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.59417 -0.626736
51.593861 -0.625694
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
28
First coordinate pair
-0.646198, 51.598338
Road section segments
1
Road section points
28
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Fri, Mar 6, 2026 3:50 PM
Record versioned
Wed, May 20, 2026 4:27 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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