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

Cleared

Start time: Tue, Oct 6, 2026 9:15 PM
Expected end: Wed, Oct 7, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 7 hours 15 minutes 2 seconds
Road: M40 – M40 Southbound Between J7 And J6
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: 2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason: Other

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First published: Wed, Aug 26, 2026 8:07 AM
Last updated: Wed, Oct 7, 2026 3:56 AM
Cleared: Wed, Oct 7, 2026 4:30 AM

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

Coordinates: 51.675345, -0.962890
Latitude span: 51.671528 – 51.679888
Longitude span: -0.967563 – -0.959956
Bounding box centre: 51.675708, -0.963760
Location descriptions: M40 southbound between J7 and J6

M40 southbound within J6

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Tue, Oct 6, 2026 9:15 PM
Overall feed end: Wed, Oct 7, 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

10 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 2 operational lanes
Direction On Section: South Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start2 End2
Linear Element Road: M40
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {506635B0-35E6-4EF3-ACBA-141CD5753ED1}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 1,154 m
To Distance: 1,821 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.677588 -0.964608
51.677002 -0.963956
51.675941 -0.962946
51.674935 -0.962183

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound within J6
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 2 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: {1CAE5C6B-4C87-4537-BE83-86D2520F62EF}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 115 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound within J6
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 2 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: {1371EBC5-6EE9-4278-B51C-EB1D3161C360}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 279 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.674356 -0.961734
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51.673885 -0.961412
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51.672493 -0.960576

Segment 4

3 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 2 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: {003527D1-659A-4B84-A63F-81643A209C54}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 14 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.674899 -0.962155
51.674818 -0.962099

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 24
First coordinate pair: -0.967563, 51.679888
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 24

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