M40 Southbound, Jct 10 to Jct 9, hard shoulder closure.

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M40 Southbound, Jct 10 to Jct 9, hard shoulder closure.

Start time
Wed, Aug 12, 2026 6:00 AM
Expected end
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 10:59 PM
Duration
2 days 16 hours 59 minutes
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J10 And J9
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 10:17 AM
Last updated
Wed, Aug 12, 2026 1:56 AM
Cleared
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 10:59 PM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound, Jct 10 to Jct 9, hard shoulder closure.
Coordinates
51.905106, -1.205691
Latitude span
51.901551 – 51.907704
Longitude span
-1.205909 – -1.205435
Bounding box centre
51.904628, -1.205672
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J10 and J9
Feed validity status
Suspended
Overall feed start
Wed, Aug 12, 2026 6:00 AM
Overall feed end
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 10:59 PM
Feed window length
2 days 16 hours 59 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
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
M40 southbound between J10 and J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{0B1FCE90-E912-4573-A566-75953E36D8CC}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
1,128 m
To Distance
1,355 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.907704 -1.205435
51.907291 -1.205503
51.906464 -1.205591
51.905665 -1.205677

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J10 and J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{05496CFD-5746-4A83-8796-0B087D92BC2D}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
457 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.905665 -1.205677
51.905233 -1.205728
51.905116 -1.205733
51.903499 -1.205812
51.902869 -1.205842
51.901551 -1.205909
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
10
First coordinate pair
-1.205435, 51.907704
Road section segments
1
Road section points
10
View geometry JSON
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            ],
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                -1.205677,
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            ],
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                51.905665
            ],
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            ],
            [
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            ],
            [
                -1.205842,
                51.902869
            ],
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                -1.205909,
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View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -1.205435,
            51.907704
        ],
        [
            -1.205503,
            51.907291
        ],
        [
            -1.205591,
            51.906464
        ],
        [
            -1.205677,
            51.905665
        ],
        [
            -1.205677,
            51.905665
        ],
        [
            -1.205728,
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        ],
        [
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        ],
        [
            -1.205812,
            51.903499
        ],
        [
            -1.205842,
            51.902869
        ],
        [
            -1.205909,
            51.901551
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Suspended
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 10:17 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Aug 12, 2026 1:56 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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