M40 Northbound Jct 4 to Jct 5, hardshoulder closure

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M40 Northbound Jct 4 to Jct 5, hardshoulder closure

Start time
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 6:00 AM
Expected end
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 10:59 PM
Duration
7 hours 45 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M40 – M40 Northbound Between J4 And J5
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Feb 4, 2026 8:29 PM
Last updated
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 1:03 PM
Cleared
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 1:45 PM
  • Latest update: M40 Northbound Jct 4 to Jct 5, hardshoulder closure
Coordinates
51.626921, -0.857748
Latitude span
51.626818 – 51.627126
Longitude span
-0.861431 – -0.853313
Bounding box centre
51.626972, -0.857372
Location descriptions
  • M40 northbound between J4 and J5
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 6:00 AM
Overall feed end
Fri, Jul 24, 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

8 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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{338E33DA-1F16-4798-94AF-7173ACB1CD4E}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
475 m
To Distance
876 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.626982 -0.853313
51.626922 -0.854105
51.62686 -0.855089
51.62683 -0.855755
51.626818 -0.856304
51.626831 -0.857719
51.626887 -0.858845
51.626899 -0.85909

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 End2
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{D215546D-B0DD-460E-881C-476FE018B4C6}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
164 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.626899 -0.85909
51.626919 -0.859335
51.62698 -0.860099
51.627021 -0.860546
51.627126 -0.861431
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
13
First coordinate pair
-0.853313, 51.626982
Road section segments
1
Road section points
13
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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        ],
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        ],
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]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Wed, Feb 4, 2026 8:29 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 1:03 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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