M40 Southbound Jct 7 to Jct 6, hardshoulder closure

Planned

Start time: Tue, Apr 7, 2026 6:00 AM
Expected end: Thu, Apr 9, 2026 10:59 PM
Duration: 2 days 16 hours 59 minutes
Road: M40 – M40 Southbound Between J8A And J8
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Reason: Maintenance Work

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First published: Sun, Jan 18, 2026 6:47 PM
Last updated: Thu, Apr 9, 2026 10:52 PM
Cleared: Thu, Apr 9, 2026 10:59 PM

Latest update: M40 Southbound Jct 7 to Jct 6, hardshoulder closure

Coordinates: 51.734620, -1.085201
Latitude span: 51.733309 – 51.736090
Longitude span: -1.089105 – -1.080966
Bounding box centre: 51.734700, -1.085036
Location descriptions: M40 southbound between J8A and J8

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Tue, Apr 7, 2026 6:00 AM
Overall feed end: Thu, Apr 9, 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

4 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound between J8A and J8
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: {03B09D51-5271-45CE-A7BB-D345628107BC}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 149 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

51.733856 -1.082944
51.73356 -1.081989
51.733383 -1.081268
51.733309 -1.080966

Segment 2

11 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound between J8A and J8
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: {4D22F0A9-9BCE-4A35-915A-49CA6DBE6C44}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 191 m
To Distance: 686 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.736069 -1.089063
51.735612 -1.088044
51.735465 -1.087714
51.735218 -1.087111
51.734924 -1.086364
51.734768 -1.085932
51.734607 -1.085472
51.73441 -1.084911
51.734179 -1.084192
51.733856 -1.082944

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 15
First coordinate pair: -1.082944, 51.733856
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 15

View geometry JSON

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