M40 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4, hardshoulder closure

Cleared

Start time: Mon, Jul 13, 2026 2:11 PM
Expected end: Wed, Jul 15, 2026 10:59 PM
Duration: 2 days 8 hours 48 minutes
Road: M40 – M40 Southbound Between J5 And J4
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Reason: Maintenance Work

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First published: Mon, Jul 13, 2026 2:19 PM
Last updated: Wed, Jul 15, 2026 10:18 PM
Cleared: Wed, Jul 15, 2026 10:59 PM

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

Coordinates: 51.613344, -0.798822
Latitude span: 51.612230 – 51.615424
Longitude span: -0.803659 – -0.796232
Bounding box centre: 51.613827, -0.799946
Location descriptions: M40 southbound between J5 and J4

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Mon, Jul 13, 2026 2:11 PM
Overall feed end: Wed, Jul 15, 2026 10:59 PM
Feed window length: 2 days 8 hours 48 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

9 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound between J5 and J4
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: South Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: M40
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {7DF9A3E4-9B33-406C-B04A-16E7311924EA}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 1,261 m
To Distance: 1,885 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.61498 -0.802628
51.614551 -0.801628
51.613764 -0.799795
51.613447 -0.799057
51.613092 -0.798229
51.612585 -0.797073
51.612237 -0.796249
51.612235 -0.796244

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound between J5 and J4
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: South Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: M40
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {C370B932-2801-4D20-B076-A1386A9280DF}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 0 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

51.612235 -0.796244
51.61223 -0.796232

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 11
First coordinate pair: -0.803659, 51.615424
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 11

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Maintenance Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Active
Road management: Other