A40 both directions lane 2 closures

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A40 both directions lane 2 closures

Start time
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours 30 minutes 1 second
Road
A40 – A40 Eastbound Between A417 Near Gloucester (North) And M5
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 2:37 PM
Last updated
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 4:06 AM
Cleared
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 4:30 AM
  • Latest update: A40 both directions lane 2 closures
Coordinates
51.886048, -2.167760
Latitude span
51.884615 – 51.887870
Longitude span
-2.174227 – -2.159558
Bounding box centre
51.886243, -2.166893
Location descriptions
  • A40 eastbound between A417 near Gloucester (north) and M5
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Jul 22, 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

5 coordinate pairs
Description
A40 eastbound between A417 near Gloucester (north) and M5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
A40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{D8594DE8-2383-4832-BD72-0DF36B84C0D0}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
371 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.886738 -2.16464
51.886754 -2.164567
51.887453 -2.161388
51.88776 -2.160023
51.88787 -2.159558

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A40 eastbound between A417 near Gloucester (north) and M5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{BBBF19A8-D9E9-40AD-9DDD-C1FFE331BC6F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
827 m
To Distance
835 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.884615 -2.174227
51.884639 -2.17412

Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs
Description
A40 eastbound between A417 near Gloucester (north) and M5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
A40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{F993D505-6ABF-4B97-9BB8-8A6980D3F0DD}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
692 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.884639 -2.17412
51.884874 -2.17306
51.885083 -2.172116
51.885566 -2.169939
51.885888 -2.168487
51.886738 -2.16464
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
13
First coordinate pair
-2.164640, 51.886738
Road section segments
1
Road section points
13
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed region label
Gloucester
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 2:37 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 4:06 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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