M40 Southbound, Jct 8, Wheatley Oxford Spur closure.

Cleared

Start time: Wed, Oct 7, 2026 9:15 PM
Expected end: Thu, Oct 8, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 1 hour 50 minutes 1 second
Road: M40 – M40 Southbound Between J8A And J8
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Reason: Other

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First published: Fri, Oct 2, 2026 11:53 AM
Last updated: Wed, Oct 7, 2026 10:31 PM
Cleared: Wed, Oct 7, 2026 11:05 PM

Latest update: M40 Southbound, Jct 8, Wheatley Oxford Spur closure.

Coordinates: 51.734133, -1.085469
Latitude span: 51.728595 – 51.738623
Longitude span: -1.103251 – -1.066868
Bounding box centre: 51.733609, -1.085060
Location descriptions: M40 southbound between J8A and J8

M40 J8 southbound access

M40 southbound between J8 and J7

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Wed, Oct 7, 2026 9:15 PM
Overall feed end: Thu, Oct 8, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length: 7 hours 45 minutes
Probability code (raw): probable
Compliance option (raw): mandatory
Source identification (raw): roadworks

Management type value: carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
Contra-flow flag (raw): false
Width restriction flag (raw): false
Height restriction flag (raw): false
Weight restriction flag (raw): false

Segment 1

2 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound between J8A and J8
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 operational lanes
Direction On Section: South Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start2 End2
Linear Element Road: M40
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {90491B66-C9AB-4FDD-90E2-4ECB561A2B97}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 37 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

51.733818 -1.083484
51.733856 -1.082944

Segment 2

24 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 J8 southbound access
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 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: {2C3DFA4B-B4ED-4453-AF79-9E77207659C9}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance: 149 m
To Distance: 1,638 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.733788 -1.085489
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51.733818 -1.083484

Segment 3

8 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound between J8 and J7
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 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: {9844D55F-10EF-4E69-B612-43EB9363EC6B}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 582 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.728595 -1.066868

Segment 4

14 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 J8 southbound access
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 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: {63769992-34EA-421C-A73E-9190ADBB25D0}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 710 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.731718 -1.074192
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Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 48
First coordinate pair: -1.083484, 51.733818
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 48

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Other
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Carriageway Closures