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M40 Southbound, Jct 8, Wheatley Oxford Spur closure.

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M40 Southbound, Jct 8, Wheatley Oxford Spur closure.

Start time
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 9:15 PM
Expected end
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
1 hour 50 minutes 1 second
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J8A And J8
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Oct 2, 2026 11:53 AM
Last updated
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 10:31 PM
Cleared
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 11:05 PM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound, Jct 8, Wheatley Oxford Spur closure.
Coordinates
51.734133, -1.085469
Latitude span
51.728595 – 51.738623
Longitude span
-1.103251 – -1.066868
Bounding box centre
51.733609, -1.085060
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J8A and J8
  • M40 J8 southbound access
  • M40 southbound between J8 and J7
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 9:15 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Oct 8, 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
carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
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 between J8A and J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{90491B66-C9AB-4FDD-90E2-4ECB561A2B97}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
37 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.733818 -1.083484
51.733856 -1.082944

Segment 2

24 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 J8 southbound access
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{2C3DFA4B-B4ED-4453-AF79-9E77207659C9}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
149 m
To Distance
1,638 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.738277 -1.10256
51.738259 -1.102516
51.738122 -1.10223
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51.737398 -1.100448
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51.733815 -1.085751
51.733789 -1.085529
51.733788 -1.085489
51.733764 -1.084461
51.733818 -1.083484

Segment 3

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J8 and J7
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{9844D55F-10EF-4E69-B612-43EB9363EC6B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
582 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.73136 -1.07323
51.731139 -1.07264
51.731057 -1.072425
51.730626 -1.071406
51.730022 -1.070028
51.729226 -1.068265
51.728595 -1.066868

Segment 4

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 J8 southbound access
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{63769992-34EA-421C-A73E-9190ADBB25D0}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
710 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.732011 -1.074824
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51.731718 -1.074192
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
48
First coordinate pair
-1.083484, 51.733818
Road section segments
1
Road section points
48
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Oct 2, 2026 11:53 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 10:31 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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