M40 Southbound, Jct 8a to Jct 8 hard shoulder closure

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Start time: Tue, Oct 13, 2026 11:25 AM
Expected end: Sat, Oct 17, 2026 10:59 PM
Duration: 4 days 11 hours 34 minutes
Road: M40 – M40 Southbound Between J13 And J12
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason: Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work

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First published: Tue, Oct 13, 2026 11:33 AM
Last updated: Tue, Oct 13, 2026 1:41 PM
Cleared: Sat, Oct 17, 2026 10:59 PM

Latest update: M40 Southbound, Jct 8a to Jct 8 hard shoulder closure

Coordinates: 52.237306, -1.545483
Latitude span: 52.234505 – 52.239422
Longitude span: -1.549978 – -1.539912
Bounding box centre: 52.236964, -1.544945
Location descriptions: M40 southbound between J13 and J12

M40 J13 southbound access

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Tue, Oct 13, 2026 11:25 AM
Overall feed end: Sat, Oct 17, 2026 10:59 PM
Feed window length: 4 days 11 hours 34 minutes
Probability code (raw): certain
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 between J13 and J12
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: {3E2C4451-C319-4506-8EA7-519B0A7B37D5}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 676 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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52.23778 -1.546335
52.2373 -1.545322
52.236897 -1.544488
52.236209 -1.543084
52.235788 -1.542262
52.235354 -1.541464
52.234716 -1.540294
52.234505 -1.539912

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound between J13 and J12
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: {55C8453B-A4F6-47F5-834C-87F6EEDD6508}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 118 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

52.239044 -1.549194
52.238426 -1.547779

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 J13 southbound access
Lane Usage: Lh
Lane Number: 0
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 1 operational lane
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: {6D190F9D-409C-4CFB-9264-B381BA972B04}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance: 364 m
To Distance: 432 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

52.239422 -1.549978
52.239044 -1.549194

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound between J13 and J12
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: {55C8453B-A4F6-47F5-834C-87F6EEDD6508}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 119 m
To Distance: 134 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

52.238422 -1.54777
52.238341 -1.547586

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 15
First coordinate pair: -1.547586, 52.238341
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 15

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Active
Road management: Other