M40 southbound Jct 9 to Jct 8a Hard shoulder closure

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M40 southbound Jct 9 to Jct 8a Hard shoulder closure

Start time
Tue, Dec 2, 2025 9:30 AM
Expected end
Tue, Dec 2, 2025 2:30 PM
Duration
5 hours
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J9 And J8A
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Nov 28, 2025 2:32 PM
Last updated
Tue, Dec 2, 2025 11:37 AM
Cleared
Tue, Dec 2, 2025 2:30 PM
  • Latest update: M40 southbound Jct 9 to Jct 8a Hard shoulder closure
Coordinates
51.849344, -1.168931
Latitude span
51.845835 – 51.854503
Longitude span
-1.177232 – -1.160783
Bounding box centre
51.850169, -1.169008
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J9 and J8A
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Dec 2, 2025 9:30 AM
Overall feed end
Tue, Dec 2, 2025 2:30 PM
Feed window length
5 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

19 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
{4A7FA781-6665-4546-BB84-319E12768DB8}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
912 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.850393 -1.171515
51.850148 -1.171113
51.849884 -1.170639
51.849747 -1.17038
51.849392 -1.169719
51.848981 -1.168899
51.848662 -1.168251
51.848287 -1.167431
51.848013 -1.166826
51.847629 -1.165904
51.847345 -1.165198
51.846997 -1.16429
51.846695 -1.163468
51.846502 -1.16292
51.846373 -1.162516
51.846254 -1.16214
51.845913 -1.161043
51.845835 -1.160783

Segment 2

9 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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{F0104B5D-4D55-4792-AE04-7F44AA4AC6A4}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
888 m
To Distance
1,480 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.854503 -1.177232
51.853291 -1.175774
51.85301 -1.175416
51.852339 -1.174514
51.851866 -1.17384
51.851412 -1.173166
51.850757 -1.172133
51.850484 -1.171675
51.850466 -1.171644
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
28
First coordinate pair
-1.171644, 51.850466
Road section segments
1
Road section points
28
View geometry JSON
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Fri, Nov 28, 2025 2:32 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Dec 2, 2025 11:37 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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