M40 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4 hard shoulder, lane 1 and 2 closure

Planned

M40 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4 hard shoulder, lane 1 and 2 closure

Start time
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J5 And J4
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Feb 26, 2026 12:32 AM
Last updated
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 5:35 PM
Cleared
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4 hard shoulder, lane 1 and 2 closure
Coordinates
51.626725, -0.850721
Latitude span
51.625124 – 51.628451
Longitude span
-0.866705 – -0.836729
Bounding box centre
51.626788, -0.851717
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J5 and J4
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours
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

18 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J5 and J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{EFE4E324-A782-4BD5-86BC-63C84A6E324B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
701 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.625416 -0.840795
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51.625221 -0.83924
51.62518 -0.838749
51.625136 -0.837985
51.625129 -0.837306
51.625124 -0.836729

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J5 and J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
1,215 m
To Distance
1,219 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.628451 -0.866705
51.628437 -0.866658

Segment 3

19 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J5 and J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
884 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.627149 -0.848783
51.627099 -0.848279
51.626983 -0.847429
51.626925 -0.847084
51.626793 -0.846394

Segment 4

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J5 and J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
551 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.627028 -0.859065
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
48
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
48
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Feb 26, 2026 12:32 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 5:35 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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