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A40 eastbound Elmbridge Court to M5 Jct 11 carriageway closure

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A40 eastbound Elmbridge Court to M5 Jct 11 carriageway closure

Start time
Wed, Mar 25, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Mar 26, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
A40 – A40 Eastbound Between A417 Near Gloucester (North) And M5
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Road Marking Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Mar 25, 2026 2:22 AM
Last updated
Wed, Mar 25, 2026 8:14 AM
Cleared
Thu, Mar 26, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: A40 eastbound Elmbridge Court to M5 Jct 11 carriageway closure
Coordinates
51.883365, -2.179964
Latitude span
51.879178 – 51.887870
Longitude span
-2.199620 – -2.159558
Bounding box centre
51.883524, -2.179589
Location descriptions
  • A40 eastbound between A417 near Gloucester (north) and M5
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Mar 25, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Mar 26, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

5 coordinate pairs
Description
A40 eastbound between A417 near Gloucester (north) and M5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
A40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{D8594DE8-2383-4832-BD72-0DF36B84C0D0}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
371 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.886754 -2.164567
51.887453 -2.161388
51.88776 -2.160023
51.88787 -2.159558

Segment 2

9 coordinate pairs
Description
A40 eastbound between A417 near Gloucester (north) and M5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{BBBF19A8-D9E9-40AD-9DDD-C1FFE331BC6F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
835 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.882928 -2.181857
51.883706 -2.178344
51.884277 -2.175746
51.884503 -2.17473
51.884639 -2.17412

Segment 3

10 coordinate pairs
Description
A40 eastbound between A417 near Gloucester (north) and M5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{6E6F28EF-84EF-4265-997A-CDF38104933A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
9 m
To Distance
1,033 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.879851 -2.195965
51.881121 -2.189965
51.881126 -2.189942
51.881388 -2.188795
51.882104 -2.185544

Segment 4

6 coordinate pairs
Description
A40 eastbound between A417 near Gloucester (north) and M5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
A40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{F993D505-6ABF-4B97-9BB8-8A6980D3F0DD}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
692 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.884874 -2.17306
51.885083 -2.172116
51.885566 -2.169939
51.885888 -2.168487
51.886738 -2.16464
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
30
First coordinate pair
-2.164640, 51.886738
Road section segments
1
Road section points
30
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Road Marking Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed region label
Gloucester
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Wed, Mar 25, 2026 2:22 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Mar 25, 2026 8:14 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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