M40 Southbound, Jct 9 to Jct 8a hard shoulder and lane 1 closure

Planned

Start time: Thu, Oct 15, 2026 9:15 PM
Expected end: Fri, Oct 16, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 7 hours 45 minutes
Road: M40 – M40 Southbound Within J9
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason: Other

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First published: Wed, Aug 19, 2026 5:03 PM
Last updated: Thu, Oct 15, 2026 8:42 AM
Cleared: Fri, Oct 16, 2026 5:00 AM

Latest update: M40 Southbound, Jct 9 to Jct 8a hard shoulder and lane 1 closure

Coordinates: 51.867452, -1.196573
Latitude span: 51.864678 – 51.870308
Longitude span: -1.199460 – -1.192510
Bounding box centre: 51.867493, -1.195985
Location descriptions: M40 southbound within J9

M40 southbound between J9 and J8A

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Thu, Oct 15, 2026 9:15 PM
Overall feed end: Fri, Oct 16, 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

5 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound within J9
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
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: {C17A4082-7A93-4094-8611-200E89AA8879}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 125 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.868968 -1.198509
51.868841 -1.198409
51.868416 -1.19801
51.868307 -1.197911

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound between J9 and J8A
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 3 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: {7A044DF7-EC42-4709-B735-A1457BBB0AEB}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 40 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

51.864911 -1.192961
51.864747 -1.192642
51.864678 -1.19251

Segment 3

7 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound within J9
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
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: {059AFC20-7C6D-4166-91E4-6CE4CF59208D}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 209 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.868198 -1.197796
51.867981 -1.197568
51.867438 -1.196968
51.867102 -1.196552
51.866839 -1.196194
51.866784 -1.196122

Segment 4

5 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound within J9
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
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: {18936465-56A9-488A-B9CD-DBC4DD29A5F0}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 396 m
To Distance: 518 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

51.870308 -1.19946
51.870305 -1.199458
51.869772 -1.199119
51.869365 -1.198836
51.869302 -1.198779

Segment 5

7 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound within J9
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
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: {BB55F609-7F35-41BD-8294-29BCDE2CFF16}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 301 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.866539 -1.195778
51.866249 -1.195333
51.865948 -1.194845
51.865639 -1.194313
51.865257 -1.193637
51.864911 -1.192961

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 27
First coordinate pair: -1.198779, 51.869302
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 27

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Other
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Other