M40 Northbound Jct 8a entry slip, hardshoulder closure

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M40 Northbound Jct 8a entry slip, hardshoulder closure

Start time
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 8:30 AM
Expected end
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 2:30 PM
Duration
5 hours 20 minutes 1 second
Road
M40 – M40 J8A Northbound Access
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 3:01 PM
Last updated
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 1:22 PM
Cleared
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 1:50 PM
  • Latest update: M40 Northbound Jct 8a entry slip, hardshoulder closure
Coordinates
51.742736, -1.098762
Latitude span
51.740079 – 51.747934
Longitude span
-1.102979 – -1.096756
Bounding box centre
51.744007, -1.099868
Location descriptions
  • M40 J8A northbound access
  • M40 northbound between J8A and J9
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 8:30 AM
Overall feed end
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 2:30 PM
Feed window length
6 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
M40 J8A northbound access
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{E2DD160C-2414-48BB-B2FD-128ECEAF1649}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
11 m
To Distance
42 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.740079 -1.096769
51.740193 -1.096757
51.740238 -1.096756
51.74031 -1.09677
51.740353 -1.096797

Segment 2

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 northbound between J8A and J9
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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{35F2E6A7-3BED-4659-81F2-5EF9F0948C99}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
583 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.743268 -1.099144
51.743486 -1.099371
51.744147 -1.099981
51.744546 -1.100335
51.744817 -1.100576
51.745695 -1.101312
51.746047 -1.10158
51.746726 -1.102146
51.747865 -1.102934
51.747934 -1.102979

Segment 3

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 J8A northbound access
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{FFB0F808-B1E2-4EB1-953E-CBA43E031F04}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
363 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.740353 -1.096797
51.740355 -1.096798
51.7405 -1.096882
51.740707 -1.097008
51.740924 -1.097163
51.741123 -1.097318
51.741322 -1.097474
51.74163 -1.097728
51.742445 -1.098508
51.742816 -1.098791
51.743268 -1.099144
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
26
First coordinate pair
-1.096769, 51.740079
Road section segments
1
Road section points
26
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 3:01 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 1:22 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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