A40 Eastbound Highnam rbt to Over rbt lane 2 closure and outer ring magangemet 170/7a - 170/3a

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A40 Eastbound Highnam rbt to Over rbt lane 2 closure and outer ring magangemet 170/7a - 170/3a

Start time
Wed, May 6, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, May 7, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 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
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, May 5, 2026 3:18 PM
Last updated
Thu, May 7, 2026 4:43 AM
Cleared
Thu, May 7, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: A40 Eastbound Highnam rbt to Over rbt lane 2 closure and outer ring magangemet 170/7a - 170/3a
Coordinates
51.874810, -2.269485
Latitude span
51.874309 – 51.875278
Longitude span
-2.272303 – -2.265320
Bounding box centre
51.874794, -2.268812
Location descriptions
  • A40 eastbound between A48 and A417 near Gloucester (west)
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, May 6, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, May 7, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 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
0 m
To Distance
271 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.874948 -2.269227
51.874957 -2.269169
51.875003 -2.268676
51.875114 -2.267369
51.875177 -2.266498
51.875243 -2.265598
51.875271 -2.265394
51.875278 -2.26532

Segment 2

3 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
{DA1B9E73-95FC-43F3-9981-7CA0012E3CD4}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
61 m
To Distance
125 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.874309 -2.272303
51.874396 -2.271953
51.87449 -2.271435

Segment 3

3 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
{24196547-6548-447C-A3EF-D210A907FB07}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
95 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.874628 -2.270816
51.874804 -2.270063
51.874896 -2.2695

Segment 4

6 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
{E7C1EF1D-050B-4439-BC9B-A91DB751FE15}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
45 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.87449 -2.271435
51.87451 -2.271327
51.874518 -2.271285
51.874595 -2.270948
51.87461 -2.270897
51.874628 -2.270816

Segment 5

3 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
{14130772-A33F-44AB-9112-BB118FC5861E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
19 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.874896 -2.2695
51.874913 -2.269409
51.874948 -2.269227
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
23
First coordinate pair
-2.269227, 51.874948
Road section segments
1
Road section points
23
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
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
Tue, May 5, 2026 3:18 PM
Record versioned
Thu, May 7, 2026 4:43 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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