M42 Jct 3 to M40 Jct 16 lanes 1 and 2 closure southbound
ClearedM42 Jct 3 to M40 Jct 16 lanes 1 and 2 closure southbound
- Start time
- Thu, Jul 16, 2026 7:55 PM
- Expected end
- Fri, Jul 17, 2026 5:00 AM
- Duration
- 6 hours 50 minutes 1 second
- Road
- M40 – Link Road From M42 J3A Northbound To M40 Southbound
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Direction
- Southbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes affected
- 2 of 1 lanes affected, 2 of 2 lanes affected
- Reason
- Maintenance Work
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- First published
- Thu, Jul 16, 2026 7:56 PM
- Last updated
- Fri, Jul 17, 2026 2:26 AM
- Cleared
- Fri, Jul 17, 2026 2:45 AM
- Latest update: M42 Jct 3 to M40 Jct 16 lanes 1 and 2 closure southbound
- Coordinates
- 52.344544, -1.804517
- Latitude span
- 52.334735 – 52.350359
- Longitude span
- -1.842501 – -1.772365
- Bounding box centre
- 52.342547, -1.807433
- Location descriptions
-
- link road from M42 J3A northbound to M40 southbound
- M40 southbound between M42 and J16
- M42 northbound between J3 and J3A
- M40 southbound between J16 and J15
- Feed validity status
- Active
- Overall feed start
- Thu, Jul 16, 2026 7:55 PM
- Overall feed end
- Fri, Jul 17, 2026 5:00 AM
- Feed window length
- 9 hours 5 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
5 coordinate pairs- Description
- link road from M42 J3A northbound to M40 southbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 1 operational lane
- 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
- {5E7F88FC-FAF3-42EC-BE01-E490230FAD6A}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway Exit Slip
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 234 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
52.34771 -1.806552 52.347692 -1.806302 52.347528 -1.804805 52.347466 -1.804299 52.347318 -1.803177
Segment 2
9 coordinate pairs- Description
- link road from M42 J3A northbound to M40 southbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 1 operational lane
- 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
- {08007663-D81D-4951-BC60-C19FAA892AB4}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway Exit Slip
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 330 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 M42 and J16
- 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
- {9EC85EA8-765F-4FDC-9F8E-D63248D2B01A}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 666 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 4
5 coordinate pairs- Description
- link road from M42 J3A northbound to M40 southbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 1 operational lane
- 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
- {DA77FF78-4910-456E-96D1-E462141FDE1E}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway Exit Slip
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 59 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 5
14 coordinate pairs- Description
- M42 northbound between J3 and J3A
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 2 operational lanes
- Direction On Section
- North Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start1 End1
- Linear Element Road
- M42
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {43BC30E1-D300-456F-AEA4-BE4D25A73358}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 706 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 6
11 coordinate pairs- Description
- M40 southbound between M42 and J16
- 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
- {3EFB4153-4AF2-4A12-8BAE-8ACB7C6565A7}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 424 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 7
12 coordinate pairs- Description
- M40 southbound between J16 and J15
- 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
- {E52AF5B4-6CD3-4D5E-B917-CF8625D3AE98}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 541 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 8
16 coordinate pairs- Description
- M40 southbound between M42 and J16
- 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
- {1ECEA356-A435-45EC-B6C0-AF6697DAF966}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 935 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 9
14 coordinate pairs- Description
- M42 northbound between J3 and J3A
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 2 operational lanes
- Direction On Section
- North Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start1 End1
- Linear Element Road
- M42
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {E7703DDB-AF67-43BD-B227-36EA62C660C8}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 761 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 10
5 coordinate pairs- Description
- M42 northbound between J3 and J3A
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 2 operational lanes
- Direction On Section
- North Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start1 End1
- Linear Element Road
- M42
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {A16146E6-1DFA-4C06-8CBC-7FB079ED4807}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway
- From Distance
- 1,051 m
- To Distance
- 1,434 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
52.350359 -1.842501 52.34972 -1.839942 52.34972 -1.839927 52.349485 -1.838915 52.349132 -1.837257
Segment 11
5 coordinate pairs- Description
- link road from M42 J3A northbound to M40 southbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 1 operational lane
- 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
- {6D73E3AB-CBEA-4EB3-A6FA-AB01C6EB41EC}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway Exit Slip
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 254 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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- Geometry points
- 113
- First coordinate pair
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- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 113
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- Cause type
- Road Maintenance
- Detailed cause
- Maintenance Work
- Compliance
- Mandatory
- Probability
- Certain
- Validity status
- Active
- Road management
- Other
- Feed provider
- National Highways
- Data source
- Roadworks
- Feed version
- 7
- Record created
- Thu, Jul 16, 2026 7:56 PM
- Record versioned
- Fri, Jul 17, 2026 2:26 AM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
Driving on the M40? See every live closure, roadwork and planned restriction on this road.
M40 live closuresRelated incidents
M40 exit slip road lane closure northbound
Active Roadworks National HighwaysExpected to clear in 3 hours 47 minutes
M40 exit slip road lane closure northbound
M40 southbound, Jct 9 to Jct 8, lane 3 and lane 2 closures
Planned Roadworks National HighwaysExpected to clear in 3 hours 47 minutes
M40 southbound, Jct 9 to Jct 8, lane 3 and lane 2 closures
M40 Southbound, Jct 9 to Jct 8a, hard shoulder closure.
Planned Roadworks National HighwaysExpected to clear in 21 hours 46 minutes
M40 Southbound, Jct 9 to Jct 8a, hard shoulder closure.
M40 Southbound, Jct 9 to Jct 8 , lane 3 closure.
Planned Roadworks National HighwaysStarts in 20 hours 2 minutes
M40 Southbound, Jct 9 to Jct 8 , lane 3 closure.
M40 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 lane 3 and lane 2 closure.
Planned Roadworks National HighwaysStarts in 18 hours 47 minutes
M40 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 lane 3 and lane 2 closure.
M40 Southbound, Jct 9 to Jct 8a, lane 3 closure.
Planned Roadworks National HighwaysStarts in 18 hours 47 minutes
M40 Southbound, Jct 9 to Jct 8a, lane 3 closure.