M40 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4, hardshoulder closure

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M40 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4, hardshoulder closure

Start time
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 6:00 AM
Expected end
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 6:00 PM
Duration
2 hours 55 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J5 And J4
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Jun 30, 2026 9:34 PM
Last updated
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 8:00 AM
Cleared
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 8:55 AM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4, hardshoulder closure
Coordinates
51.613344, -0.798821
Latitude span
51.612231 – 51.615421
Longitude span
-0.803653 – -0.796235
Bounding box centre
51.613826, -0.799944
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J5 and J4
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 6:00 AM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 6:00 PM
Feed window length
12 hours
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
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
1,262 m
To Distance
1,885 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.615421 -0.803653
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
51.612231 -0.796235
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
11
First coordinate pair
-0.803653, 51.615421
Road section segments
1
Road section points
11
View geometry JSON
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            ],
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            ],
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            ],
            [
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                51.613092
            ],
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            ],
            [
                -0.796249,
                51.612237
            ],
            [
                -0.796244,
                51.612235
            ],
            [
                -0.796244,
                51.612235
            ],
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                51.612231
            ]
        ]
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View road section coordinates
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            -0.803653,
            51.615421
        ],
        [
            -0.802628,
            51.61498
        ],
        [
            -0.801628,
            51.614551
        ],
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            -0.799795,
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        ],
        [
            -0.799057,
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
        [
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        ],
        [
            -0.796244,
            51.612235
        ],
        [
            -0.796244,
            51.612235
        ],
        [
            -0.796235,
            51.612231
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Jun 30, 2026 9:34 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 8:00 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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