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A40 eastbound Highnam to Over lane closure 172/3-172/2

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A40 eastbound Highnam to Over lane closure 172/3-172/2

Start time
Thu, Feb 26, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Feb 27, 2026 6:00 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
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Feb 18, 2026 10:05 AM
Last updated
Thu, Feb 26, 2026 8:50 PM
Cleared
Fri, Feb 27, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: A40 eastbound Highnam to Over lane closure 172/3-172/2
Coordinates
51.871068, -2.292599
Latitude span
51.870881 – 51.871262
Longitude span
-2.293695 – -2.291923
Bounding box centre
51.871072, -2.292809
Location descriptions
  • A40 eastbound between A48 and A417 near Gloucester (west)
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Feb 26, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Feb 27, 2026 6:00 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

4 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
{4BF120A9-B71F-499D-96C1-E9B50A5E1BC7}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
327 m
To Distance
407 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.870881 -2.293695
51.870952 -2.293111
51.870997 -2.29285
51.871045 -2.29257

Segment 2

5 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
{896A2F1F-64C1-4649-9385-F1CA5165F590}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
50 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.871045 -2.29257
51.871107 -2.292328
51.87111 -2.292319
51.871216 -2.292023
51.871262 -2.291923
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
9
First coordinate pair
-2.293695, 51.870881
Road section segments
1
Road section points
9
View geometry JSON 
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            ],
            [
                -2.29257,
                51.871045
            ],
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                51.871045
            ],
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            ],
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            ],
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                -2.292023,
                51.871216
            ],
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                51.871262
            ]
        ]
    ]
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View road section coordinates 
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        [
            -2.293695,
            51.870881
        ],
        [
            -2.293111,
            51.870952
        ],
        [
            -2.29285,
            51.870997
        ],
        [
            -2.29257,
            51.871045
        ],
        [
            -2.29257,
            51.871045
        ],
        [
            -2.292328,
            51.871107
        ],
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        ],
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            -2.292023,
            51.871216
        ],
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            -2.291923,
            51.871262
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting 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
Wed, Feb 18, 2026 10:05 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Feb 26, 2026 8:50 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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