M40 Southbound, Jct 7 to Jct 6, lane 1 and 2 closure.

Planned

M40 Southbound, Jct 7 to Jct 6, lane 1 and 2 closure.

Start time
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J7 And J6
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Jun 1, 2026 8:28 AM
Last updated
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 2:46 AM
Cleared
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound, Jct 7 to Jct 6, lane 1 and 2 closure.
Coordinates
51.687557, -0.976764
Latitude span
51.675555 – 51.701289
Longitude span
-0.993981 – -0.962653
Bounding box centre
51.688422, -0.978317
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J7 and J6
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 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

17 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{342D51DD-C894-4FE8-8E78-403ACEE4BC89}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
695 m
To Distance
2,555 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 2

22 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{506635B0-35E6-4EF3-ACBA-141CD5753ED1}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,745 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
39
First coordinate pair
-0.993981, 51.701289
Road section segments
1
Road section points
39
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Jun 1, 2026 8:28 AM
Record versioned
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 2:46 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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