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M40 Southbound, Jct 9 to Jct 8a, lane 3 closure.

Planned

M40 Southbound, Jct 9 to Jct 8a, lane 3 closure.

Start time
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Within J9
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 8:59 AM
Last updated
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 5:29 PM
Cleared
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound, Jct 9 to Jct 8a, lane 3 closure.
Coordinates
51.854171, -1.174961
Latitude span
51.843510 – 51.867911
Longitude span
-1.197491 – -1.149761
Bounding box centre
51.855711, -1.173626
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound within J9
  • M40 southbound between J9 and J8A
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 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

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound within J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{BB55F609-7F35-41BD-8294-29BCDE2CFF16}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
301 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.865948 -1.194845
51.865639 -1.194313
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51.864911 -1.192961

Segment 2

26 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J9 and J8A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
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Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 3

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound within J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
52 m
To Distance
209 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 4

22 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J9 and J8A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,480 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 5

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J9 and J8A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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 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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51.86138 -1.186878
51.860598 -1.185632
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Segment 6

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J9 and J8A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{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 
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51.843671 -1.150532
51.843568 -1.15004
51.84351 -1.149761
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
80
First coordinate pair
-1.196122, 51.866784
Road section segments
1
Road section points
80
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 8:59 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 5:29 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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