M40 Southbound, Jct 9 to Jct 8a, hard shoulder closure.

Planned

M40 Southbound, Jct 9 to Jct 8a, hard shoulder closure.

Start time
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 6:00 AM
Expected end
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 10:59 PM
Duration
2 days 16 hours 59 minutes
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J9 And J8A
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
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 11:26 AM
Last updated
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 2:48 AM
Cleared
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 10:59 PM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound, Jct 9 to Jct 8a, hard shoulder closure.
Coordinates
51.822598, -1.107870
Latitude span
51.819442 – 51.825749
Longitude span
-1.110446 – -1.106044
Bounding box centre
51.822596, -1.108245
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J9 and J8A
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 6:00 AM
Overall feed end
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 10:59 PM
Feed window length
2 days 16 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

13 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
{0278D843-0751-4C8A-9B92-0FA614CA3C67}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
1,354 m
To Distance
1,906 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.825749 -1.110446
51.825362 -1.110029
51.824918 -1.109574
51.824546 -1.109233
51.824157 -1.108878
51.823723 -1.108524
51.82337 -1.10824
51.822918 -1.107901
51.822543 -1.107633
51.822484 -1.10759
51.822168 -1.107379
51.821626 -1.107071
51.821319 -1.106903

Segment 2

5 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
{92EAB42B-7911-4907-ADB7-CAC1B5FBBCF9}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
217 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.821319 -1.106903
51.820904 -1.106679
51.820371 -1.106428
51.819848 -1.106206
51.819442 -1.106044
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
18
First coordinate pair
-1.110446, 51.825749
Road section segments
1
Road section points
18
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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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
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 11:26 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 2:48 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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