M40 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4, hardshoulder closure
ClearedM40 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4, hardshoulder closure
- Start time
- Wed, Jul 22, 2026 6:00 AM
- Expected end
- Fri, Jul 24, 2026 10:59 PM
- Duration
- 2 days 16 hours 59 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
- Wed, Feb 4, 2026 8:27 PM
- Last updated
- Fri, Jul 24, 2026 10:38 PM
- Cleared
- Fri, Jul 24, 2026 10:59 PM
- Latest update: M40 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4, hardshoulder closure
- Coordinates
- 51.627109, -0.853770
- Latitude span
- 51.626928 – 51.627262
- Longitude span
- -0.861433 – -0.847097
- Bounding box centre
- 51.627095, -0.854265
- Location descriptions
-
- M40 southbound between J5 and J4
- Feed validity status
- Planned
- Overall feed start
- Wed, Jul 22, 2026 6:00 AM
- Overall feed end
- Fri, Jul 24, 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
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
- Start2 End1
- Linear Element Road
- M40
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {7624A3E8-B2EE-45F0-B73E-A45247075BBC}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 385 m
- To Distance
- 551 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
51.627262 -0.861433 51.627244 -0.861306 51.627146 -0.860456 51.627028 -0.859065
Segment 2
18 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 End2
- Linear Element Road
- M40
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {DF4BBAA7-7456-41C2-8AEF-22C4AA2F3A52}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 833 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 22
- First coordinate pair
- -0.861433, 51.627262
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 22
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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- Cause type
- Road Maintenance
- Detailed cause
- Maintenance Work
- Compliance
- Mandatory
- Probability
- Probable
- Validity status
- Planned
- Road management
- Other
- Feed provider
- National Highways
- Data source
- Roadworks
- Feed version
- 2
- Record created
- Wed, Feb 4, 2026 8:27 PM
- Record versioned
- Fri, Jul 24, 2026 10:38 PM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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