M40 Southbound Jct 9 to Jct 8a hardshoulder closure.

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M40 Southbound Jct 9 to Jct 8a hardshoulder closure.

Start time
Wed, Jan 14, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Jan 16, 2026 11:59 PM
Duration
2 days 4 hours 59 minutes
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
Thu, Jan 8, 2026 4:08 PM
Last updated
Wed, Jan 14, 2026 4:12 AM
Cleared
Fri, Jan 16, 2026 11:59 PM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound Jct 9 to Jct 8a hardshoulder closure.
Coordinates
51.844254, -1.153845
Latitude span
51.843511 – 51.844838
Longitude span
-1.156920 – -1.149766
Bounding box centre
51.844175, -1.153343
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J9 and J8A
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Jan 14, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Jan 16, 2026 11:59 PM
Feed window length
2 days 4 hours 59 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

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
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{9994A27B-1BAD-447E-8969-AF51D25B4F93}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
437 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.844608 -1.155856
51.844603 -1.155827
51.844459 -1.15509
51.844319 -1.154337
51.843915 -1.151906
51.843821 -1.151356
51.843671 -1.150532
51.843568 -1.15004
51.843511 -1.149766

Segment 2

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
{4A7FA781-6665-4546-BB84-319E12768DB8}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
1,200 m
To Distance
1,278 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.844838 -1.15692
51.844757 -1.156565
51.844627 -1.155928
51.844608 -1.155856
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
13
First coordinate pair
-1.155856, 51.844608
Road section segments
1
Road section points
13
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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        ],
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        ],
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        ]
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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
1
Record created
Thu, Jan 8, 2026 4:08 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Jan 14, 2026 4:12 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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