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A40 Westbound lane gain

A40 Westbound lane gain

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Start time: Wed, Mar 18, 2026 8:00 AM
Expected end: Wed, Mar 18, 2026 5:00 PM
Duration: 9 hours
Road: A40 – A40 Westbound Between A417 Near Gloucester (North) And A38
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Westbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: Lane 3 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason: Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work

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First published: Thu, Mar 12, 2026 1:27 PM
Last updated: Wed, Mar 18, 2026 3:08 PM
Cleared: Wed, Mar 18, 2026 5:00 PM

Latest update: A40 Westbound lane gain

Coordinates: 51.884920, -2.216984
Latitude span: 51.884866 – 51.884941
Longitude span: -2.217504 – -2.216545
Bounding box centre: 51.884904, -2.217025
Location descriptions: A40 westbound between A417 near Gloucester (north) and A38

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Wed, Mar 18, 2026 8:00 AM
Overall feed end: Wed, Mar 18, 2026 5:00 PM
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

2 coordinate pairs

Description: A40 westbound between A417 near Gloucester (north) and A38
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Cl3
Lane Number: 3
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 1 operational lane
Direction On Section: West Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: A40
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {5F779826-9294-1E20-889A-18388568CDAD}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 174 m
To Distance: 176 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

51.884916 -2.216545
51.884916 -2.216562

Segment 2

8 coordinate pairs

Description: A40 westbound between A417 near Gloucester (north) and A38
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Cl3
Lane Number: 3
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 2 operational lanes
Direction On Section: West Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: A40
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {10520DD0-3B81-BE70-1C41-B8B170CC421C}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 67 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

51.884916 -2.216562
51.884932 -2.216724
51.884936 -2.21692
51.884935 -2.217091
51.884941 -2.217224
51.884933 -2.217304
51.884908 -2.217405
51.884866 -2.217504

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 10
First coordinate pair: -2.216545, 51.884916
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 10

View geometry JSON

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                51.884916
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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: 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: Thu, Mar 12, 2026 1:27 PM
Record versioned: Wed, Mar 18, 2026 3:08 PM
Coordinate source: Geometry

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