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 13, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J9 And J8A
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 7:29 AM
Last updated
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 3:03 AM
Cleared
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound, Jct 9 to Jct 8a lane 3 closure
Coordinates
51.800583, -1.091814
Latitude span
51.797378 – 51.803802
Longitude span
-1.094567 – -1.089080
Bounding box centre
51.800590, -1.091824
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J9 and J8A
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
8 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

10 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
{069BAF9D-3E86-48F3-905E-504DE543D400}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
745 m
To Distance
1,355 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.803802 -1.094567
51.803157 -1.094014
51.802523 -1.093471
51.802056 -1.093071
51.801329 -1.092447
51.800894 -1.092077
51.799536 -1.09092
51.799434 -1.090832
51.798964 -1.090431
51.798961 -1.090428

Segment 2

2 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
{D55AFE99-A0B4-4777-BC0E-1CC877C9BBEF}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
199 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.798961 -1.090428
51.797378 -1.08908
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
12
First coordinate pair
-1.094567, 51.803802
Road section segments
1
Road section points
12
View geometry JSON
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                51.802523
            ],
            [
                -1.093071,
                51.802056
            ],
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                -1.092447,
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            ],
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            ],
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                51.799536
            ],
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                -1.090832,
                51.799434
            ],
            [
                -1.090431,
                51.798964
            ],
            [
                -1.090428,
                51.798961
            ],
            [
                -1.090428,
                51.798961
            ],
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View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -1.094567,
            51.803802
        ],
        [
            -1.094014,
            51.803157
        ],
        [
            -1.093471,
            51.802523
        ],
        [
            -1.093071,
            51.802056
        ],
        [
            -1.092447,
            51.801329
        ],
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            51.800894
        ],
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            -1.09092,
            51.799536
        ],
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            -1.090832,
            51.799434
        ],
        [
            -1.090431,
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        ],
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            -1.090428,
            51.798961
        ],
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        ],
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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
1
Record created
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 7:29 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 3:03 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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