M40 southbound, Jct 7 to Jct 6, lane 1 and 2 closure

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M40 southbound, Jct 7 to Jct 6, lane 1 and 2 closure

Start time
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Oct 1, 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
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Sep 2, 2026 10:57 AM
Last updated
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 4:52 AM
Cleared
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M40 southbound, Jct 7 to Jct 6, lane 1 and 2 closure
Coordinates
51.707790, -1.008164
Latitude span
51.701257 – 51.713611
Longitude span
-1.019210 – -0.993925
Bounding box centre
51.707434, -1.006568
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J7 and J6
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Oct 1, 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

7 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
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
52 m
To Distance
523 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.713057 -1.018326
51.712264 -1.017069
51.711654 -1.016171
51.71119 -1.015486
51.710568 -1.014482

Segment 2

20 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
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{33E4CF44-323E-4BB5-BF70-3F0FB76025A6}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,061 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.710568 -1.014482
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51.709666 -1.012885
51.709082 -1.011783
51.708917 -1.011454
51.708817 -1.011254
51.708276 -1.010079
51.707744 -1.00886
51.707496 -1.008243
51.707257 -1.007641
51.707023 -1.007009
51.706788 -1.006377
51.706701 -1.006148
51.705446 -1.002846
51.705308 -1.002502
51.705087 -1.001957

Segment 3

9 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
0 m
To Distance
700 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.704793 -1.00124
51.704188 -0.999806
51.703574 -0.998445
51.703473 -0.998245
51.702887 -0.997013
51.701936 -0.995182
51.701297 -0.993995
51.701257 -0.993925
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
36
First coordinate pair
-1.019210, 51.713611
Road section segments
1
Road section points
36
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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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
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Sep 2, 2026 10:57 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 4:52 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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