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

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

Start time
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 11:10 PM
Expected end
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 10:59 PM
Duration
11 hours 50 minutes 1 second
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J8 And J7
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 8:05 AM
Last updated
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 10:34 AM
Cleared
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 11:00 AM
  • 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
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 11:10 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 10:59 PM
Feed window length
23 hours 49 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
51.723157 -1.052593
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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                51.723157
            ],
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            ],
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            ],
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            ],
            [
                -1.045715,
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            ],
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            ]
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View road section coordinates
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        [
            -1.053842,
            51.723485
        ],
        [
            -1.05343,
            51.723379
        ],
        [
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        ],
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            -1.052593,
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        ],
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            -1.051383,
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        ],
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            -1.050201,
            51.722607
        ],
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            -1.049722,
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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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
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 8:05 AM
Record versioned
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 10:34 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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