M40 Southbound, Jct 7 to Jct 6, hard shoulder closure.

Planned

Start time: Sun, Aug 9, 2026 6:00 AM
Expected end: Tue, Aug 11, 2026 10:59 PM
Duration: 2 days 16 hours 59 minutes
Road: M40 – M40 Southbound Between J7 And J6
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Reason: Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work

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First published: Thu, Jul 16, 2026 11:46 AM
Last updated: Sun, Aug 9, 2026 12:29 AM
Cleared: Tue, Aug 11, 2026 10:59 PM

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

Coordinates: 51.713750, -1.019551
Latitude span: 51.711643 – 51.715392
Longitude span: -1.022513 – -1.016155
Bounding box centre: 51.713518, -1.019334
Location descriptions: M40 southbound between J7 and J6

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Sun, Aug 9, 2026 6:00 AM
Overall feed end: Tue, Aug 11, 2026 10:59 PM
Feed window length: 2 days 16 hours 59 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

7 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 End1
Linear Element Road: M40
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {BD3A75F6-97F2-4F8E-A893-A2A2B8FF429E}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 356 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.713932 -1.019769
51.713604 -1.019197
51.713057 -1.018326
51.712264 -1.017069
51.711654 -1.016171
51.711643 -1.016155

Segment 2

8 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: Start2 End1
Linear Element Road: M40
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {90569FD3-F123-49DD-8D21-BFF237217120}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 1,104 m
To Distance: 1,354 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.71522 -1.022159
51.714937 -1.0216
51.714425 -1.020641
51.714361 -1.020527
51.71396 -1.019812
51.713939 -1.019779
51.713933 -1.01977

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 15
First coordinate pair: -1.019770, 51.713933
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 15

View geometry JSON

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