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

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

Start time
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 9:15 PM
Expected end
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
1 hour 55 minutes 1 second
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Within 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
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 9:15 AM
Last updated
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 10:39 PM
Cleared
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 11:10 PM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound, Jct 9 to Jct 8a , lane 3 closure.
Coordinates
51.738012, -1.092157
Latitude span
51.735072 – 51.741733
Longitude span
-1.097259 – -1.086739
Bounding box centre
51.738403, -1.091999
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound within J8A
  • M40 southbound between J8A and J8
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 9:15 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Sep 16, 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 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
{80128F11-2B65-42BA-B292-0393122F38CA}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
229 m
To Distance
462 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.741733 -1.097259
51.741 -1.096452
51.740228 -1.09554
51.740029 -1.095283

Segment 2

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J8A and J8
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
{4D22F0A9-9BCE-4A35-915A-49CA6DBE6C44}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
390 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.737201 -1.091227
51.736973 -1.090812
51.736745 -1.090396
51.736489 -1.089909
51.736069 -1.089063
51.735612 -1.088044
51.735465 -1.087714
51.735218 -1.087111
51.735072 -1.086739

Segment 3

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound within 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
{A97BE01F-F06A-42F8-B5BB-0DB0ABF18291}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
421 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.740029 -1.095283
51.739856 -1.09507
51.739311 -1.094371
51.739278 -1.094328
51.738766 -1.093672
51.738494 -1.093287
51.738166 -1.092801
51.737838 -1.092271
51.737511 -1.091757
51.737201 -1.091227
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
23
First coordinate pair
-1.097259, 51.741733
Road section segments
1
Road section points
23
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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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
3
Record created
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 9:15 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 10:39 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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