M40 southbound, Jct 7 to Jct 6, hard shoulder closure

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Start time: Sun, Aug 2, 2026 8:55 AM
Expected end: Thu, Aug 6, 2026 10:59 PM
Duration: 3 days 6 hours 20 minutes
Road: M40 – M40 Southbound Between J8 And J7
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Reason: Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work

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First published: Wed, Aug 5, 2026 1:16 PM
Last updated: Wed, Aug 5, 2026 2:48 PM
Cleared: Wed, Aug 5, 2026 3:15 PM

Latest update: M40 southbound, Jct 7 to Jct 6, hard shoulder closure

Coordinates: 51.722542, -1.049455
Latitude span: 51.721714 – 51.723485
Longitude span: -1.053842 – -1.044717
Bounding box centre: 51.722600, -1.049280
Location descriptions: M40 southbound between J8 and J7

M40 southbound between J7 and J6

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Sun, Aug 2, 2026 8:55 AM
Overall feed end: Thu, Aug 6, 2026 10:59 PM
Feed window length: 4 days 14 hours 4 minutes
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

3 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound between J8 and J7
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Lh
Lane Number: 0
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 0 lanes 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: {D5F0A925-36DE-4E7D-B153-D69E33630A4A}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 280 m
To Distance: 374 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

51.723485 -1.053842
51.723379 -1.05343
51.723157 -1.052593

Segment 2

10 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Lh
Lane Number: 0
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 0 lanes 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: {C3F2A012-EB92-4B47-BE86-94D9DB707247}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 568 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.722869 -1.051383
51.722607 -1.050201
51.722513 -1.049722
51.722345 -1.04886
51.722213 -1.04811
51.72188 -1.045917
51.721871 -1.04583
51.721852 -1.045715
51.721714 -1.044717

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 13
First coordinate pair: -1.053842, 51.723485
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 13

View geometry JSON

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Active
Road management: Other