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A40 eastbound lane 1 closure (165/1b to 161/7b)

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A40 eastbound lane 1 closure (165/1b to 161/7b)

Start time
Fri, May 8, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, May 9, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
A40 – A40 Eastbound Between A417 Near Gloucester (North) And M5
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Apr 27, 2026 10:32 AM
Last updated
Sat, May 9, 2026 1:18 AM
Cleared
Sat, May 9, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: A40 eastbound lane 1 closure (165/1b to 161/7b)
Coordinates
51.885092, -2.172496
Latitude span
51.879178 – 51.889777
Longitude span
-2.199620 – -2.153513
Bounding box centre
51.884478, -2.176567
Location descriptions
  • A40 eastbound between A417 near Gloucester (north) and M5
  • A40 exit for M5
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, May 8, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, May 9, 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

6 coordinate pairs
Description
A40 eastbound between A417 near Gloucester (north) and M5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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 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

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
A40 eastbound between A417 near Gloucester (north) and M5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
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
504 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
51.887941 -2.159254
51.888285 -2.157749

Segment 3

9 coordinate pairs
Description
A40 eastbound between A417 near Gloucester (north) and M5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
{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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51.88211 -2.185518
51.882665 -2.183004
51.88281 -2.182379
51.882928 -2.181857
51.883706 -2.178344
51.884277 -2.175746
51.884503 -2.17473
51.884639 -2.17412

Segment 4

10 coordinate pairs
Description
A40 exit for M5
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
{645A732B-A579-4FAD-9C06-427E84A8EE83}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
296 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.888673 -2.156379
51.888972 -2.155334
51.889233 -2.154565
51.889412 -2.154084
51.889504 -2.153911
51.889531 -2.153868
51.889666 -2.153649
51.889734 -2.153555
51.889777 -2.153513

Segment 5

10 coordinate pairs
Description
A40 eastbound between A417 near Gloucester (north) and M5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
{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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51.879178 -2.199388
51.879194 -2.199124
51.879248 -2.19886
51.879453 -2.197943
51.879851 -2.195965
51.881121 -2.189965
51.881126 -2.189942
51.881388 -2.188795
51.882104 -2.185544

Segment 6

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A40 eastbound between A417 near Gloucester (north) and M5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
A40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{F5154DA5-B309-4234-837F-269E730EC4F3}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
42 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.888285 -2.157749
51.888421 -2.157178
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
43
First coordinate pair
-2.174120, 51.884639
Road section segments
1
Road section points
43
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance 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
Mon, Apr 27, 2026 10:32 AM
Record versioned
Sat, May 9, 2026 1:18 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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