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
Fri, May 22, 2026 6:00 AM
Expected end
Fri, May 22, 2026 6:00 PM
Duration
12 hours
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J9 And J8A
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Active
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, May 20, 2026 12:46 PM
Last updated
Fri, May 22, 2026 4:11 PM
Cleared
Fri, May 22, 2026 6:00 PM
  • Latest update: M40 southbound, Jct 9 to Jct 8a, hard shoulder closure
Coordinates
51.744316, -1.099790
Latitude span
51.743148 – 51.746098
Longitude span
-1.101367 – -1.098701
Bounding box centre
51.744623, -1.100034
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J9 and J8A
  • M40 southbound within J8A
Feed validity status
Suspended
Overall feed start
Fri, May 22, 2026 6:00 AM
Overall feed end
Fri, May 22, 2026 6:00 PM
Feed window length
12 hours
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

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
900 m
To Distance
1,234 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.746098 -1.101367
51.745276 -1.100683
51.744871 -1.100329
51.744416 -1.099932
51.743755 -1.099293
51.743483 -1.099009

Segment 2

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
42 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.743483 -1.099009
51.743148 -1.098701
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
8
First coordinate pair
-1.101367, 51.746098
Road section segments
1
Road section points
8
View geometry JSON
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    "type": "MultiLineString",
    "coordinates": [
        [
            [
                -1.101367,
                51.746098
            ],
            [
                -1.100683,
                51.745276
            ],
            [
                -1.100329,
                51.744871
            ],
            [
                -1.099932,
                51.744416
            ],
            [
                -1.099293,
                51.743755
            ],
            [
                -1.099009,
                51.743483
            ],
            [
                -1.099009,
                51.743483
            ],
            [
                -1.098701,
                51.743148
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
[
    [
        [
            -1.101367,
            51.746098
        ],
        [
            -1.100683,
            51.745276
        ],
        [
            -1.100329,
            51.744871
        ],
        [
            -1.099932,
            51.744416
        ],
        [
            -1.099293,
            51.743755
        ],
        [
            -1.099009,
            51.743483
        ],
        [
            -1.099009,
            51.743483
        ],
        [
            -1.098701,
            51.743148
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Suspended
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, May 20, 2026 12:46 PM
Record versioned
Fri, May 22, 2026 4:11 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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