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A40 eastbound lane 2 closure

Planned

A40 eastbound lane 2 closure

Start time
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
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
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 11:26 AM
Last updated
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 7:52 PM
Cleared
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: A40 eastbound lane 2 closure
Coordinates
51.886327, -2.166497
Latitude span
51.884967 – 51.887754
Longitude span
-2.172640 – -2.160053
Bounding box centre
51.886361, -2.166347
Location descriptions
  • A40 eastbound between A417 near Gloucester (north) and M5
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Oct 13, 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
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
108 m
To Distance
692 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.884967 -2.17264
51.885083 -2.172116
51.885566 -2.169939
51.885888 -2.168487
51.886738 -2.16464

Segment 2

4 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
335 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
51.887754 -2.160053
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
9
First coordinate pair
-2.172640, 51.884967
Road section segments
1
Road section points
9
View geometry JSON 
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    "coordinates": [
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            [
                -2.17264,
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            ],
            [
                -2.172116,
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            ],
            [
                -2.169939,
                51.885566
            ],
            [
                -2.168487,
                51.885888
            ],
            [
                -2.16464,
                51.886738
            ],
            [
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                51.886738
            ],
            [
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            ],
            [
                -2.161388,
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            ],
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                51.887754
            ]
        ]
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View road section coordinates 
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    [
        [
            -2.17264,
            51.884967
        ],
        [
            -2.172116,
            51.885083
        ],
        [
            -2.169939,
            51.885566
        ],
        [
            -2.168487,
            51.885888
        ],
        [
            -2.16464,
            51.886738
        ],
        [
            -2.16464,
            51.886738
        ],
        [
            -2.164567,
            51.886754
        ],
        [
            -2.161388,
            51.887453
        ],
        [
            -2.160053,
            51.887754
        ]
    ]
]
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
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 11:26 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 7:52 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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