M40 Southbound Jct 9 to Jct 8a lane 1 and lane 2 closures

Planned

M40 Southbound Jct 9 to Jct 8a lane 1 and lane 2 closures

Start time
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 9:15 PM
Expected end
Wed, Aug 12, 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
2 of 1 lanes affected, 2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 7:24 AM
Last updated
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 10:05 PM
Cleared
Wed, Aug 12, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound Jct 9 to Jct 8a lane 1 and lane 2 closures
Coordinates
51.862366, -1.188652
Latitude span
51.858674 – 51.865866
Longitude span
-1.194702 – -1.182767
Bounding box centre
51.862270, -1.188735
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound within J9
  • M40 southbound between J9 and J8A
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 9:15 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Aug 12, 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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound within J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
141 m
To Distance
301 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.865866 -1.194702
51.865639 -1.194313
51.865257 -1.193637
51.864911 -1.192961

Segment 2

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J9 and J8A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
700 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.864911 -1.192961
51.864747 -1.192642
51.864391 -1.191953
51.863754 -1.190832
51.863081 -1.189697
51.86259 -1.188863
51.862144 -1.188087
51.861607 -1.18724
51.86138 -1.186878
51.860598 -1.185632
51.860576 -1.185597

Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J9 and J8A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
0 m
To Distance
287 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.860576 -1.185597
51.860244 -1.185086
51.860017 -1.18474
51.859471 -1.183909
51.859244 -1.183594
51.858674 -1.182767
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
21
First coordinate pair
-1.194702, 51.865866
Road section segments
1
Road section points
21
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 7:24 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 10:05 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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