M40 Southbound Jct 8 to Jct 7 hard shoulder closure

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Start time: Wed, Aug 19, 2026 8:20 AM
Expected end: Fri, Aug 21, 2026 10:59 PM
Duration: 2 days 14 hours 39 minutes
Road: M40 – M40 Southbound Within J8A
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Reason: Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work

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First published: Wed, Aug 19, 2026 5:49 PM
Last updated: Thu, Aug 20, 2026 7:20 AM
Cleared: Fri, Aug 21, 2026 10:59 PM

Latest update: M40 Southbound Jct 8 to Jct 7 hard shoulder closure

Coordinates: 51.744321, -1.099795
Latitude span: 51.743172 – 51.746114
Longitude span: -1.101380 – -1.098722
Bounding box centre: 51.744643, -1.100051
Location descriptions: M40 southbound within J8A

M40 southbound between J9 and J8A

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Wed, Aug 19, 2026 8:20 AM
Overall feed end: Fri, Aug 21, 2026 10:59 PM
Feed window length: 2 days 14 hours 39 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

2 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound within J8A
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: {80128F11-2B65-42BA-B292-0393122F38CA}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 39 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

51.743483 -1.099009
51.743172 -1.098722

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound between J9 and J8A
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: {97230C1A-00BF-4E14-8292-1459280F31E6}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 898 m
To Distance: 1,234 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

51.746114 -1.10138
51.745276 -1.100683
51.744871 -1.100329
51.744416 -1.099932
51.743755 -1.099293
51.743483 -1.099009

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 8
First coordinate pair: -1.099009, 51.743483
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 8

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Active
Road management: Other