M40 Southbound Jct 3 to Jct 2 lane 4, lane 3 and lane 2 closures.

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Start time: Tue, Jul 14, 2026 10:00 PM
Expected end: Wed, Jul 15, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 1 second
Road: M40 – M40 Southbound Between J3 And J2
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: 3 of 2 lanes affected
Reason: Roadworks

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First published: Tue, Jul 14, 2026 9:35 AM
Last updated: Tue, Jul 14, 2026 1:56 PM
Cleared: Tue, Jul 14, 2026 10:00 PM

Latest update: M40 Southbound Jct 3 to Jct 2 lane 4, lane 3 and lane 2 closures.

Coordinates: 51.597855, -0.642794
Latitude span: 51.597054 – 51.598482
Longitude span: -0.651290 – -0.637034
Bounding box centre: 51.597768, -0.644162
Location descriptions: M40 southbound between J3 and J2

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Tue, Jul 14, 2026 10:00 PM
Overall feed end: Wed, Jul 15, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length: 7 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

19 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound between J3 and J2
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: {295F5E94-C290-4EA3-A85F-B809DF6264BB}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 989 m
To Distance: 1,946 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.597683 -0.640325
51.597574 -0.639693
51.597548 -0.639549
51.597423 -0.638831
51.597194 -0.637697

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound between J3 and J2
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: {6FC47CD7-B9FD-49C9-BB2D-DE8F1ECE43E7}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 48 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.597193 -0.63769
51.597137 -0.63741
51.597061 -0.637066
51.597054 -0.637034

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 24
First coordinate pair: -0.651290, 51.598478
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 24

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Roadworks
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Other