M40 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5, lane 1 and 2 closure

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M40 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5, lane 1 and 2 closure

Start time
Mon, Oct 5, 2026 9:15 PM
Expected end
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
6 hours 30 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J6 And J5
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Aug 28, 2026 3:20 PM
Last updated
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 3:23 AM
Cleared
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 3:45 AM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5, lane 1 and 2 closure
Coordinates
51.662157, -0.920433
Latitude span
51.660627 – 51.662784
Longitude span
-0.927946 – -0.912663
Bounding box centre
51.661706, -0.920305
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J6 and J5
  • M40 southbound within J5
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Oct 5, 2026 9:15 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
7 hours 45 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

15 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J6 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{A6FF0FF8-114B-4D74-814E-E0B986D681D0}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
64 m
To Distance
798 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.662634 -0.927946
51.662641 -0.92788
51.66272 -0.926707
51.662773 -0.925607
51.662784 -0.924826
51.66277 -0.924263
51.66275 -0.923988
51.662702 -0.922732
51.662641 -0.921938
51.662504 -0.920698
51.662378 -0.919761
51.662311 -0.919329
51.662235 -0.918882
51.662084 -0.918105
51.661962 -0.917501

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound within J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{AEB3C220-1EBE-4E62-8060-F274ED6AC0D3}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
357 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.661962 -0.917501
51.661868 -0.917055
51.661625 -0.91615
51.660659 -0.912776

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound within J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{C33B8878-F16C-45F7-8ACE-8AB1225A1E55}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
8 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.660659 -0.912776
51.660627 -0.912663
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
21
First coordinate pair
-0.927946, 51.662634
Road section segments
1
Road section points
21
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Aug 28, 2026 3:20 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 3:23 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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