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A40 eastbound Highbridge to Over lane closure 170/5-170/2

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A40 eastbound Highbridge to Over lane closure 170/5-170/2

Start time
Mon, Apr 27, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Apr 28, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
A40 – A40 Eastbound Between A48 And A417 Near Gloucester (West)
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Road Marking Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Sat, Apr 25, 2026 12:16 AM
Last updated
Tue, Apr 28, 2026 4:07 AM
Cleared
Tue, Apr 28, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: A40 eastbound Highbridge to Over lane closure 170/5-170/2
Coordinates
51.875191, -2.266488
Latitude span
51.874951 – 51.875350
Longitude span
-2.269208 – -2.265166
Bounding box centre
51.875151, -2.267187
Location descriptions
  • A40 eastbound between A48 and A417 near Gloucester (west)
  • roundabout at A40/A417 near Gloucester (west)
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Apr 27, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Apr 28, 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

8 coordinate pairs
Description
A40 eastbound between A48 and A417 near Gloucester (west)
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{9A07E7E4-99F9-4D9B-96C6-18BE5804F489}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
1 m
To Distance
279 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.874951 -2.269208
51.874957 -2.269169
51.875003 -2.268676
51.875114 -2.267369
51.875177 -2.266498
51.875243 -2.265598
51.875271 -2.265394
51.875289 -2.265206

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
roundabout at A40/A417 near Gloucester (west)
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
Clockwise
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{860172B5-F708-48F7-A395-A7B7FC1EFBD8}
Linear Element Type
Other
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
7 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.875289 -2.265206
51.875316 -2.265191
51.875334 -2.265177
51.87535 -2.265166
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
12
First coordinate pair
-2.269208, 51.874951
Road section segments
1
Road section points
12
View geometry JSON 
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            ],
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            ],
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            ],
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            ],
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            ],
            [
                -2.265177,
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            ],
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            ]
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View road section coordinates 
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    [
        [
            -2.269208,
            51.874951
        ],
        [
            -2.269169,
            51.874957
        ],
        [
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        ],
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        ],
        [
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ]
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Road Marking Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed region label
Gloucester
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Sat, Apr 25, 2026 12:16 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Apr 28, 2026 4:07 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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