M40 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4, hardshoulder closure

Cleared

Start time: Mon, Jul 20, 2026 6:00 AM
Expected end: Wed, Jul 22, 2026 10:59 PM
Duration: 1 day 3 hours 2 seconds
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: Wed, Feb 4, 2026 8:14 PM
Last updated: Tue, Jul 21, 2026 8:37 AM
Cleared: Tue, Jul 21, 2026 9:00 AM

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

Coordinates: 51.625268, -0.834602
Latitude span: 51.625124 – 51.625420
Longitude span: -0.839732 – -0.829494
Bounding box centre: 51.625272, -0.834613
Location descriptions: M40 southbound between J5 and J4

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Mon, Jul 20, 2026 6:00 AM
Overall feed end: Wed, Jul 22, 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

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: 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: 492 m
To Distance: 752 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.62518 -0.838749
51.625136 -0.837985
51.625129 -0.837306
51.625124 -0.836728
51.625144 -0.836092
51.625152 -0.835991

Segment 2

12 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: 0 m
To Distance: 451 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.62542 -0.831246
51.625407 -0.83087
51.625406 -0.830697
51.625393 -0.830336
51.625342 -0.829702
51.625323 -0.829494

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 21
First coordinate pair: -0.839732, 51.625270
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 21

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Maintenance Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Other