M40 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4, hardshoulder closure

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M40 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4, hardshoulder closure

Start time
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Mon, Jul 20, 2026 10:59 PM
Duration
5 days 1 hour 59 minutes
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J5 And J4
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 7:56 AM
Last updated
Mon, Jul 20, 2026 10:39 PM
Cleared
Mon, Jul 20, 2026 10:59 PM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4, hardshoulder closure
Coordinates
51.621399, -0.817584
Latitude span
51.619113 – 51.623641
Longitude span
-0.822823 – -0.812260
Bounding box centre
51.621377, -0.817542
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J5 and J4
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, Jul 20, 2026 10:59 PM
Feed window length
5 days 1 hour 59 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

6 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
0 m
To Distance
538 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.621864 -0.818656
51.621104 -0.816911
51.620856 -0.816326
51.620386 -0.815211
51.620211 -0.814805
51.619113 -0.81226

Segment 2

4 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
{0E1769D1-FF55-4CEA-A137-797BD6805780}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
955 m
To Distance
1,305 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.623641 -0.822823
51.62264 -0.820483
51.62231 -0.819711
51.621864 -0.818656
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
10
First coordinate pair
-0.818656, 51.621864
Road section segments
1
Road section points
10
View geometry JSON
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            ],
            [
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            ],
            [
                -0.814805,
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            ],
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            ],
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            ],
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            ],
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View road section coordinates
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            -0.818656,
            51.621864
        ],
        [
            -0.816911,
            51.621104
        ],
        [
            -0.816326,
            51.620856
        ],
        [
            -0.815211,
            51.620386
        ],
        [
            -0.814805,
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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            51.62231
        ],
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        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
3
Record created
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 7:56 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Jul 20, 2026 10:39 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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