M40 Southbound Jct 7 to Jct 6 lane 2 and 3 closure

Cleared

Start time: Sat, Mar 28, 2026 10:15 PM
Expected end: Sun, Mar 29, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 6 hours 45 minutes
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: Tue, Mar 17, 2026 8:24 PM
Last updated: Thu, Mar 26, 2026 12:13 AM
Cleared: Sun, Mar 29, 2026 5:00 AM

Latest update: M40 Southbound Jct 7 to Jct 6 lane 2 and 3 closure

Coordinates: 51.677694, -0.965944
Latitude span: 51.669966 – 51.687236
Longitude span: -0.976948 – -0.958750
Bounding box centre: 51.678601, -0.967849
Location descriptions: M40 southbound between J7 and J6

M40 southbound within J6

M40 southbound between J6 and J5

Feed validity status: Suspended
Overall feed start: Sat, Mar 28, 2026 10:15 PM
Overall feed end: Sun, Mar 29, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length: 6 hours 45 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 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 End1
Linear Element Road: M40
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {003527D1-659A-4B84-A63F-81643A209C54}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 14 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.674899 -0.962155
51.674818 -0.962099

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound within 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: {1371EBC5-6EE9-4278-B51C-EB1D3161C360}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 279 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound within 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 End1
Linear Element Road: M40
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {1CAE5C6B-4C87-4537-BE83-86D2520F62EF}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 228 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Segment 4

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: 107 m
To Distance: 1,821 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.674935 -0.962183

Segment 5

3 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound between J6 and J5
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: {6E10FC81-3404-4956-A8DE-D3343F79B945}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 79 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 40
First coordinate pair: -0.962183, 51.674935
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 40

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Roadworks
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Suspended
Road management: Other