M40 Southbound, Jct 8a exit slip road lane one closure

Planned

M40 Southbound, Jct 8a exit slip road lane one closure

Start time
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 6:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Aug 8, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
12 hours
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J9 And J8A
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 6:30 AM
Last updated
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 3:58 PM
Cleared
Sat, Aug 8, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound, Jct 8a exit slip road lane one closure
Coordinates
51.742496, -1.097651
Latitude span
51.740449 – 51.744479
Longitude span
-1.099987 – -1.094753
Bounding box centre
51.742464, -1.097370
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J9 and J8A
  • M40 J8A southbound exit
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 6:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Aug 8, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
12 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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J9 and J8A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
1,104 m
To Distance
1,234 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.744479 -1.099987
51.744416 -1.099932
51.743755 -1.099293
51.743483 -1.099009

Segment 2

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 J8A southbound exit
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{1F5443A2-BDD5-4E0B-B7E9-D8112CB5C7E3}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
449 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.743483 -1.099009
51.743256 -1.098739
51.742058 -1.097328
51.741677 -1.096829
51.741559 -1.096643
51.740831 -1.095429
51.740505 -1.094861
51.740449 -1.094753
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
12
First coordinate pair
-1.099987, 51.744479
Road section segments
1
Road section points
12
View geometry JSON
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                -1.094861,
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            ],
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View road section coordinates
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            -1.099987,
            51.744479
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        ],
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 6:30 AM
Record versioned
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 3:58 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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