M40 Southbound, Jct 9 to Jct 8a, lane 1 closure.

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M40 Southbound, Jct 9 to Jct 8a, lane 1 closure.

Start time
Fri, Dec 5, 2025 8:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Dec 6, 2025 6:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J9 And J8A
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Oct 29, 2025 1:00 PM
Last updated
Sat, Dec 6, 2025 5:14 AM
Cleared
Sat, Dec 6, 2025 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound, Jct 9 to Jct 8a, lane 1 closure.
Coordinates
51.822284, -1.107970
Latitude span
51.815531 – 51.827115
Longitude span
-1.112099 – -1.104587
Bounding box centre
51.821323, -1.108343
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J9 and J8A
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Dec 5, 2025 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Dec 6, 2025 6:00 AM
Feed window length
10 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

17 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J9 and J8A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
1,164 m
To Distance
1,906 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.827115 -1.112099
51.827022 -1.11197
51.826713 -1.11157
51.826468 -1.11127
51.825878 -1.110585
51.825362 -1.110029
51.824918 -1.109574
51.824546 -1.109233
51.824157 -1.108878
51.823723 -1.108524
51.82337 -1.10824
51.822918 -1.107901
51.822543 -1.107633
51.822484 -1.10759
51.822168 -1.107379
51.821626 -1.107071
51.821319 -1.106903

Segment 2

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J9 and J8A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{92EAB42B-7911-4907-ADB7-CAC1B5FBBCF9}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
663 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.821319 -1.106903
51.820904 -1.106679
51.820371 -1.106428
51.819848 -1.106206
51.81919 -1.105944
51.819163 -1.105932
51.818414 -1.105625
51.818187 -1.105543
51.816412 -1.104896
51.815531 -1.104587
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
27
First coordinate pair
-1.112099, 51.827115
Road section segments
1
Road section points
27
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
2
Record created
Wed, Oct 29, 2025 1:00 PM
Record versioned
Sat, Dec 6, 2025 5:14 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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