M40 Southbound, Jct 9 to Jct 8a, hard shoulder closure.

Cleared

Start time: Tue, May 26, 2026 6:00 AM
Expected end: Fri, May 29, 2026 9:15 PM
Duration: 3 days 15 hours 15 minutes
Road: M40 – M40 Southbound Between J9 And J8A
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Reason: Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work

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First published: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 12:35 PM
Last updated: Thu, May 28, 2026 4:53 PM
Cleared: Fri, May 29, 2026 9:15 PM

Latest update: M40 Southbound, Jct 9 to Jct 8a, hard shoulder closure.

Coordinates: 51.835732, -1.130099
Latitude span: 51.832836 – 51.838616
Longitude span: -1.135600 – -1.124128
Bounding box centre: 51.835726, -1.129864
Location descriptions: M40 southbound between J9 and J8A

Feed validity status: Suspended
Overall feed start: Tue, May 26, 2026 6:00 AM
Overall feed end: Fri, May 29, 2026 9:15 PM
Feed window length: 3 days 15 hours 15 minutes
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

4 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: {0278D843-0751-4C8A-9B92-0FA614CA3C67}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 113 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

51.833408 -1.125487
51.833207 -1.124997
51.83285 -1.124162
51.832836 -1.124128

Segment 2

5 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: {17AECF8A-FEBB-4DD6-95AF-7235B62207BD}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 627 m
To Distance: 769 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

51.838616 -1.1356
51.838535 -1.135446
51.838216 -1.134843
51.837869 -1.134211
51.837774 -1.134047

Segment 3

10 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: {FCAAF105-39D2-442F-82C0-91CD46CA55ED}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 764 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.837359 -1.133335
51.83674 -1.132244
51.836056 -1.13098
51.835865 -1.130592
51.835372 -1.129658
51.834833 -1.128565
51.834322 -1.127515
51.833874 -1.126537
51.833408 -1.125487

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 19
First coordinate pair: -1.125487, 51.833408
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 19

View geometry JSON

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Suspended
Road management: Other