M40 Northbound Jct 4 to Jct 5 hardshoulder closure.

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M40 Northbound Jct 4 to Jct 5 hardshoulder closure.

Start time
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 8:35 AM
Expected end
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 6:00 PM
Duration
9 hours 20 minutes 1 second
Road
M40 – M40 Northbound Between J4 And J5
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 9:06 AM
Last updated
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 5:35 PM
Cleared
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 5:55 PM
  • Latest update: M40 Northbound Jct 4 to Jct 5 hardshoulder closure.
Coordinates
51.622469, -0.820489
Latitude span
51.620447 – 51.624027
Longitude span
-0.824169 – -0.815765
Bounding box centre
51.622237, -0.819967
Location descriptions
  • M40 northbound between J4 and J5
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 8:35 AM
Overall feed end
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 6:00 PM
Feed window length
9 hours 25 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
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 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
1,625 m
To Distance
1,896 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.620447 -0.815765
51.62086 -0.816716
51.620943 -0.816916
51.621825 -0.818987

Segment 2

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
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
434 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
51.624027 -0.824169
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
12
First coordinate pair
-0.815765, 51.620447
Road section segments
1
Road section points
12
View geometry JSON
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            ],
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            ],
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            ],
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            [
                -0.82333,
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            ],
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                -0.823759,
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            ],
            [
                -0.824145,
                51.624018
            ],
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                -0.824169,
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            ]
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View road section coordinates
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        [
            -0.815765,
            51.620447
        ],
        [
            -0.816716,
            51.62086
        ],
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            51.620943
        ],
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        ],
        [
            -0.818987,
            51.621825
        ],
        [
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        ],
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            -0.82093,
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 9:06 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 5:35 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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