M40 Southbound Jct 8a to Jct 9 hard shoulder closure

Cleared

Start time: Sun, Jul 26, 2026 6:00 PM
Expected end: Fri, Jul 31, 2026 10:59 PM
Duration: 5 days 4 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: Tue, Jun 30, 2026 10:48 AM
Last updated: Fri, Jul 31, 2026 10:48 PM
Cleared: Fri, Jul 31, 2026 10:59 PM

Latest update: M40 Southbound Jct 8a to Jct 9 hard shoulder closure

Coordinates: 51.747074, -1.101800
Latitude span: 51.743150 – 51.752033
Longitude span: -1.105004 – -1.098702
Bounding box centre: 51.747592, -1.101853
Location descriptions: M40 southbound within J8A

M40 southbound between J9 and J8A

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Sun, Jul 26, 2026 6:00 PM
Overall feed end: Fri, Jul 31, 2026 10:59 PM
Feed window length: 5 days 4 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

2 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: {80128F11-2B65-42BA-B292-0393122F38CA}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 42 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

51.743483 -1.099009
51.74315 -1.098702

Segment 2

14 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound between J9 and 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: {97230C1A-00BF-4E14-8292-1459280F31E6}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 193 m
To Distance: 1,234 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

51.752033 -1.105004
51.751403 -1.104719
51.751358 -1.104697
51.750654 -1.104357
51.749281 -1.103558
51.748848 -1.103292
51.74798 -1.102744
51.747058 -1.102081
51.746127 -1.10139
51.745276 -1.100683
51.744871 -1.100329
51.744416 -1.099932
51.743755 -1.099293
51.743483 -1.099009

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 16
First coordinate pair: -1.099009, 51.743483
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 16

View geometry JSON

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View road section coordinates

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