M40 Southbound, Jct 6 to Jct 5 lane 3 closure

Cleared

Start time: Mon, Jul 13, 2026 9:15 PM
Expected end: Tue, Jul 14, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 7 hours 45 minutes
Road: M40 – M40 Southbound Between J6 And J5
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: Lane 3 closed
Reason: Other

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First published: Mon, Jun 29, 2026 4:29 PM
Last updated: Tue, Jul 14, 2026 4:29 AM
Cleared: Tue, Jul 14, 2026 5:00 AM

Latest update: M40 Southbound, Jct 6 to Jct 5 lane 3 closure

Coordinates: 51.669800, -0.958439
Latitude span: 51.667805 – 51.672339
Longitude span: -0.960472 – -0.956452
Bounding box centre: 51.670072, -0.958462
Location descriptions: M40 southbound between J6 and J5

M40 southbound within J6

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Mon, Jul 13, 2026 9:15 PM
Overall feed end: Tue, Jul 14, 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

9 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound between J6 and J5
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Cl3
Lane Number: 3
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: {6E10FC81-3404-4956-A8DE-D3343F79B945}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 302 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.670032 -0.958811
51.669615 -0.95843
51.66927 -0.958105
51.669252 -0.958091
51.668853 -0.957681
51.668453 -0.957242
51.668372 -0.957157
51.668272 -0.957038

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound within J6
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Cl3
Lane Number: 3
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: {1CAE5C6B-4C87-4537-BE83-86D2520F62EF}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 18 m
To Distance: 228 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.672285 -0.960436
51.671897 -0.960199
51.671634 -0.960032
51.670865 -0.959486
51.670603 -0.959275

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound between J6 and J5
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Cl3
Lane Number: 3
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: {7AE0FB8D-0D3A-4A9D-BF09-DFE04D7ABB1F}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 65 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.667981 -0.956689
51.667805 -0.956452

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 18
First coordinate pair: -0.959275, 51.670603
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 18

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