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 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
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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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
51.627028 -0.859065
51.626978 -0.858137
51.626959 -0.856994
51.626959 -0.856055
51.626986 -0.855101
51.627041 -0.854276
51.62712 -0.853234
51.62719 -0.852105
51.627205 -0.851816
51.627221 -0.851541
51.627233 -0.850905
51.627227 -0.850341
51.627225 -0.850139
51.627191 -0.849389
51.627149 -0.848783
51.627099 -0.848279
51.626983 -0.847429
51.626928 -0.847097
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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