M40 Southbound Jct 7 to Jct 6 lane 1 and lane 2 closures

Planned

Start time: Wed, Oct 28, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end: Thu, Oct 29, 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

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First published: Wed, Oct 7, 2026 7:38 AM
Last updated: Wed, Oct 28, 2026 2:10 AM
Cleared: Thu, Oct 29, 2026 5:00 AM

Latest update: M40 Southbound Jct 7 to Jct 6 lane 1 and lane 2 closures

Coordinates: 51.704881, -1.002556
Latitude span: 51.694656 – 51.710999
Longitude span: -1.015178 – -0.984241
Bounding box centre: 51.702828, -0.999710
Location descriptions: M40 southbound between J7 and J6

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Wed, Oct 28, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end: Thu, Oct 29, 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

2 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: {BD3A75F6-97F2-4F8E-A893-A2A2B8FF429E}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 455 m
To Distance: 523 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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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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Segment 3

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: 0 m
To Distance: 1,695 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Geometry points: 39
First coordinate pair: -1.015178, 51.710999
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 39

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