M40 southbound, Jct 10 to Jct 9, hard shoulder, lane 1 and 2 closure

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M40 southbound, Jct 10 to Jct 9, hard shoulder, lane 1 and 2 closure

Start time
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 9:15 PM
Expected end
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
6 hours 45 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J10 And J9
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Aug 21, 2026 1:19 PM
Last updated
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 3:29 AM
Cleared
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: M40 southbound, Jct 10 to Jct 9, hard shoulder, lane 1 and 2 closure
Coordinates
51.939986, -1.202165
Latitude span
51.936082 – 51.943131
Longitude span
-1.202656 – -1.201798
Bounding box centre
51.939607, -1.202227
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J10 and J9
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 9:15 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
7 hours 45 minutes
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

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J10 and J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{ACDBFE3F-F618-4D52-B182-C352FDCD48FB}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
281 m
To Distance
581 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.943131 -1.202656
51.942867 -1.20259
51.942372 -1.202468
51.941454 -1.202281
51.940608 -1.20216
51.940545 -1.202151
51.940455 -1.202138

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J10 and J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{3845C451-118E-4BE1-B410-0A748C8AAE64}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
487 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.940455 -1.202138
51.938808 -1.201964
51.936559 -1.20182
51.936496 -1.201816
51.936082 -1.201798
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
12
First coordinate pair
-1.202656, 51.943131
Road section segments
1
Road section points
12
View geometry JSON
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            ],
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            ],
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                -1.201816,
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View road section coordinates
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            -1.202656,
            51.943131
        ],
        [
            -1.20259,
            51.942867
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        [
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            51.942372
        ],
        [
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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
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Aug 21, 2026 1:19 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 3:29 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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