M40 Northbound Jct 4 to Jct 5, hardshoulder closure

Cleared

Start time: Mon, Jul 20, 2026 6:00 AM
Expected end: Wed, Jul 22, 2026 10:59 PM
Duration: 4 hours 10 minutes 2 seconds
Road: M40 – M40 Northbound Between J4 And J5
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Northbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Reason: Maintenance Work

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First published: Wed, Feb 4, 2026 8:21 PM
Last updated: Mon, Jul 20, 2026 9:24 AM
Cleared: Mon, Jul 20, 2026 10:10 AM

Latest update: M40 Northbound Jct 4 to Jct 5, hardshoulder closure

Coordinates: 51.625059, -0.835749
Latitude span: 51.624991 – 51.625233
Longitude span: -0.838034 – -0.832497
Bounding box centre: 51.625112, -0.835266
Location descriptions: M40 northbound between J4 and J5

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Mon, Jul 20, 2026 6:00 AM
Overall feed end: Wed, Jul 22, 2026 10:59 PM
Feed window length: 2 days 16 hours 59 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 northbound between J4 and J5
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Lh
Lane Number: 0
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 4 operational lanes
Direction On Section: North Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End2
Linear Element Road: M40
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {A6095CD2-F87D-4352-8CC1-6CDFE405D77D}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 146 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

51.625017 -0.835922
51.624994 -0.836342
51.624991 -0.836963
51.624997 -0.837541
51.625 -0.837844
51.625008 -0.838034

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 northbound between J4 and J5
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Lh
Lane Number: 0
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 4 operational lanes
Direction On Section: North Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: M40
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {0B251870-C071-42C2-888E-36836A42BCEB}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 1,036 m
To Distance: 1,274 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

51.625233 -0.832497
51.625228 -0.83264
51.625132 -0.833959
51.625031 -0.835575
51.625017 -0.835922

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 11
First coordinate pair: -0.835922, 51.625017
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 11

View geometry JSON

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