M40 Southbound, Jct 8a to Jct 8 hard shoulder closure
PlannedM40 Southbound, Jct 8a to Jct 8 hard shoulder closure
- Start time
- Tue, Oct 13, 2026 11:00 AM
- Expected end
- Fri, Oct 16, 2026 10:59 PM
- Duration
- 3 days 11 hours 59 minutes
- Road
- M40 – M40 Southbound Within J8A
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Direction
- Southbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Reason
- Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
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- First published
- Sat, Jun 27, 2026 5:08 AM
- Last updated
- Tue, Oct 13, 2026 2:58 AM
- Cleared
- Fri, Oct 16, 2026 10:59 PM
- Latest update: M40 Southbound, Jct 8a to Jct 8 hard shoulder closure
- Coordinates
- 51.737981, -1.092391
- Latitude span
- 51.736585 – 51.739681
- Longitude span
- -1.094845 – -1.090091
- Bounding box centre
- 51.738133, -1.092468
- Location descriptions
-
- M40 southbound within J8A
- M40 southbound between J8A and J8
- Feed validity status
- Planned
- Overall feed start
- Tue, Oct 13, 2026 11:00 AM
- Overall feed end
- Fri, Oct 16, 2026 10:59 PM
- Feed window length
- 3 days 11 hours 59 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
9 coordinate pairs- Description
- M40 southbound within J8A
- 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 End1
- Linear Element Road
- M40
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {A97BE01F-F06A-42F8-B5BB-0DB0ABF18291}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 49 m
- To Distance
- 421 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
51.739681 -1.094845 51.739311 -1.094371 51.739278 -1.094328 51.738766 -1.093672 51.738494 -1.093287 51.738166 -1.092801 51.737838 -1.092271 51.737511 -1.091757 51.737201 -1.091227
Segment 2
4 coordinate pairs- Description
- M40 southbound between J8A and J8
- 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 End1
- Linear Element Road
- M40
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {4D22F0A9-9BCE-4A35-915A-49CA6DBE6C44}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 104 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
51.737201 -1.091227 51.736973 -1.090812 51.736745 -1.090396 51.736585 -1.090091
- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 13
- First coordinate pair
- -1.094845, 51.739681
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 13
View geometry JSON
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51.739311
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51.738766
],
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-1.093287,
51.738494
],
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51.738166
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51.737838
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],
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View road section coordinates
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-1.094845,
51.739681
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-1.094371,
51.739311
],
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-1.094328,
51.739278
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51.738766
],
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-1.093287,
51.738494
],
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-1.092801,
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],
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-1.092271,
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],
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],
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-1.091227,
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],
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],
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],
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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
- Sat, Jun 27, 2026 5:08 AM
- Record versioned
- Tue, Oct 13, 2026 2:58 AM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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