M40 Southbound Jct 9 to Jct 8a lane 3 and lane 2 closures

Planned

Start time: Thu, Aug 6, 2026 9:15 PM
Expected end: Fri, Aug 7, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 7 hours 45 minutes
Road: M40 – M40 Southbound Between J9 And J8A
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: 2 of 2 lanes affected, 2 of 1 lanes affected
Reason: Maintenance Work

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First published: Mon, Aug 3, 2026 9:37 AM
Last updated: Thu, Aug 6, 2026 6:20 AM
Cleared: Fri, Aug 7, 2026 5:00 AM

Latest update: M40 Southbound Jct 9 to Jct 8a lane 3 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 between J9 and J8A

M40 southbound within J9

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Thu, Aug 6, 2026 9:15 PM
Overall feed end: Fri, Aug 7, 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

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

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51.860244 -1.185086
51.860017 -1.18474
51.859471 -1.183909
51.859244 -1.183594
51.858674 -1.182767

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

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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

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

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51.865639 -1.194313
51.865257 -1.193637
51.864911 -1.192961

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 21
First coordinate pair: -1.185597, 51.860576
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 21

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Maintenance Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Other