M40 Southbound, Jct 10 to Jct 9 hard shoulder closure

Planned

M40 Southbound, Jct 10 to Jct 9 hard shoulder closure

Start time
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 6:00 AM
Expected end
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 6:00 PM
Duration
12 hours
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J10 And J9
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Jun 29, 2026 6:17 PM
Last updated
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 2:36 PM
Cleared
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 6:00 PM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound, Jct 10 to Jct 9 hard shoulder closure
Coordinates
51.928779, -1.201870
Latitude span
51.924815 – 51.934322
Longitude span
-1.202141 – -1.201707
Bounding box centre
51.929569, -1.201924
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J10 and J9
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 6:00 AM
Overall feed end
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 6:00 PM
Feed window length
12 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 southbound between J10 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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{3845C451-118E-4BE1-B410-0A748C8AAE64}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
682 m
To Distance
1,302 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.934322 -1.201751
51.931883 -1.201716
51.931182 -1.201707
51.929816 -1.201774
51.928753 -1.201822

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J10 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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{2E13C270-C586-435B-B084-A82D5D315F3F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
438 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.928753 -1.201822
51.928728 -1.201823
51.926895 -1.201943
51.925951 -1.202017
51.925475 -1.202055
51.924815 -1.202141
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
11
First coordinate pair
-1.201751, 51.934322
Road section segments
1
Road section points
11
View geometry JSON
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                51.931182
            ],
            [
                -1.201774,
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            ],
            [
                -1.201822,
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            ],
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                -1.201822,
                51.928753
            ],
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                -1.201823,
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            ],
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                -1.201943,
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            ],
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            ],
            [
                -1.202055,
                51.925475
            ],
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            ]
        ]
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}
View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -1.201751,
            51.934322
        ],
        [
            -1.201716,
            51.931883
        ],
        [
            -1.201707,
            51.931182
        ],
        [
            -1.201774,
            51.929816
        ],
        [
            -1.201822,
            51.928753
        ],
        [
            -1.201822,
            51.928753
        ],
        [
            -1.201823,
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        ],
        [
            -1.201943,
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        ],
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            -1.202017,
            51.925951
        ],
        [
            -1.202055,
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        ],
        [
            -1.202141,
            51.924815
        ]
    ]
]
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
Mon, Jun 29, 2026 6:17 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 2:36 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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