M40 Southbound Jct 8 to Jct 6 hard shoulder closure

Cleared

Start time: Mon, Sep 21, 2026 9:15 PM
Expected end: Tue, Sep 22, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 7 hours 45 minutes
Road: M40 – M40 Southbound Between J7 And J6
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Reason: Roadworks

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First published: Thu, Jun 11, 2026 2:32 PM
Last updated: Tue, Sep 22, 2026 4:50 AM
Cleared: Tue, Sep 22, 2026 5:00 AM

Latest update: M40 Southbound Jct 8 to Jct 6 hard shoulder closure

Coordinates: 51.723670, -1.054201
Latitude span: 51.722466 – 51.724875
Longitude span: -1.058146 – -1.049480
Bounding box centre: 51.723671, -1.053813
Location descriptions: M40 southbound between J7 and J6

M40 southbound between J8 and J7

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Mon, Sep 21, 2026 9:15 PM
Overall feed end: Tue, Sep 22, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length: 7 hours 45 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

5 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound between J7 and J6
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 End2
Linear Element Road: M40
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {C3F2A012-EB92-4B47-BE86-94D9DB707247}
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

51.723157 -1.052593
51.722869 -1.051383
51.722607 -1.050201
51.722513 -1.049722
51.722466 -1.04948

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound between J8 and J7
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: {BA6F78B5-F685-4985-9631-976991BA04E0}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 290 m
To Distance: 345 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

51.724875 -1.058146
51.724635 -1.057457

Segment 3

9 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound between J8 and J7
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: {D5F0A925-36DE-4E7D-B153-D69E33630A4A}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 374 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

51.724635 -1.057457
51.724628 -1.057439
51.72436 -1.05672
51.724196 -1.05624
51.723929 -1.055397
51.723749 -1.054795
51.723568 -1.054162
51.723379 -1.05343
51.723157 -1.052593

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 16
First coordinate pair: -1.052593, 51.723157
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 16

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