A40 Eastbound Jct 1 exit slip road lane 1 closure

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A40 Eastbound Jct 1 exit slip road lane 1 closure

Start time
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 4:30 AM
Duration
8 hours 30 minutes
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J1A And J1
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
1 of 3 lanes affected, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 3:46 AM
Last updated
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 12:06 AM
Cleared
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 4:30 AM
  • Latest update: A40 Eastbound Jct 1 exit slip road lane 1 closure
Coordinates
51.561996, -0.502925
Latitude span
51.561693 – 51.562203
Longitude span
-0.509326 – -0.498404
Bounding box centre
51.561948, -0.503865
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J1A and J1
  • M40 J1 southbound exit
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 4:30 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 30 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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J1A and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{7C2E40CE-719F-4877-A0C2-3168F9EF75FB}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
525 m
To Distance
664 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.561693 -0.509326
51.561697 -0.509278
51.561807 -0.507326

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 J1 southbound exit
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{51B92E59-EB65-46B5-9609-84ABF5D94F92}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
27 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.56195 -0.498781
51.561892 -0.498484
51.561876 -0.498404

Segment 3

15 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 J1 southbound exit
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{B58F8180-E638-409C-B3AA-C7F41C33E136}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
598 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.561807 -0.507326
51.561881 -0.506732
51.561921 -0.506399
51.562047 -0.504981
51.562101 -0.504374
51.562181 -0.503476
51.562194 -0.503086
51.562203 -0.502394
51.562192 -0.501557
51.562177 -0.501053
51.562166 -0.500894
51.56209 -0.499873
51.562059 -0.499585
51.562029 -0.499312
51.56195 -0.498781
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
21
First coordinate pair
-0.509326, 51.561693
Road section segments
1
Road section points
21
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 3:46 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 12:06 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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