M40 southbound, Jct 9 to Jct 8a, lane 3 and 2 closure

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M40 southbound, Jct 9 to Jct 8a, lane 3 and 2 closure

Start time
Tue, Jul 14, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J9 And J8A
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Jul 14, 2026 9:57 AM
Last updated
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 4:50 AM
Cleared
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M40 southbound, Jct 9 to Jct 8a, lane 3 and 2 closure
Coordinates
51.849457, -1.169235
Latitude span
51.846218 – 51.853731
Longitude span
-1.176304 – -1.162025
Bounding box centre
51.849975, -1.169165
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J9 and J8A
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Jul 14, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours
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

18 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J9 and J8A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{4A7FA781-6665-4546-BB84-319E12768DB8}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
816 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.850466 -1.171644
51.850393 -1.171515
51.850148 -1.171113
51.849884 -1.170639
51.849747 -1.17038
51.849392 -1.169719
51.848981 -1.168899
51.848662 -1.168251
51.848287 -1.167431
51.848013 -1.166826
51.847629 -1.165904
51.847345 -1.165198
51.846997 -1.16429
51.846695 -1.163468
51.846502 -1.16292
51.846373 -1.162516
51.846254 -1.16214
51.846218 -1.162025

Segment 2

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J9 and J8A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{F0104B5D-4D55-4792-AE04-7F44AA4AC6A4}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
995 m
To Distance
1,480 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.853731 -1.176304
51.853291 -1.175774
51.85301 -1.175416
51.852339 -1.174514
51.851866 -1.17384
51.851412 -1.173166
51.850757 -1.172133
51.850484 -1.171675
51.850466 -1.171644
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
27
First coordinate pair
-1.171644, 51.850466
Road section segments
1
Road section points
27
View geometry JSON
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Jul 14, 2026 9:57 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 4:50 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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