M40 Northbound Jct 4 to Jct 5 hardshoulder closure

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M40 Northbound Jct 4 to Jct 5 hardshoulder closure

Start time
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 6:00 AM
Expected end
Sat, Aug 1, 2026 10:59 PM
Duration
2 days 11 hours 50 minutes
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
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 6:08 PM
Last updated
Sat, Aug 1, 2026 5:25 PM
Cleared
Sat, Aug 1, 2026 5:50 PM
  • Latest update: M40 Northbound Jct 4 to Jct 5 hardshoulder closure
Coordinates
51.623367, -0.822724
Latitude span
51.621494 – 51.624789
Longitude span
-0.826776 – -0.818210
Bounding box centre
51.623142, -0.822493
Location descriptions
  • M40 northbound between J4 and J5
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 6:00 AM
Overall feed end
Sat, Aug 1, 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

12 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
0 m
To Distance
634 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.621825 -0.818987
51.62248 -0.820487
51.622673 -0.82093
51.622978 -0.821673
51.623695 -0.82333
51.623862 -0.823759
51.624018 -0.824145
51.624157 -0.824517
51.624222 -0.824718
51.624482 -0.825535
51.624631 -0.82608
51.624789 -0.826776

Segment 2

2 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
{D609B742-9688-4DC5-B367-69F4B4CB74F8}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
1,830 m
To Distance
1,896 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.621494 -0.81821
51.621825 -0.818987
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
14
First coordinate pair
-0.818987, 51.621825
Road section segments
1
Road section points
14
View geometry JSON
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            ],
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            ],
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            ],
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            ],
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                -0.826776,
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            ],
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                -0.81821,
                51.621494
            ],
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                -0.818987,
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            ]
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}
View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -0.818987,
            51.621825
        ],
        [
            -0.820487,
            51.62248
        ],
        [
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
        [
            -0.818987,
            51.621825
        ]
    ]
]
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
3
Record created
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 6:08 PM
Record versioned
Sat, Aug 1, 2026 5:25 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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