M40 Northbound, Jct 4 to Jct 5 hard shoulder closure

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M40 Northbound, Jct 4 to Jct 5 hard shoulder closure

Start time
Fri, Oct 31, 2025 7:00 AM
Expected end
Wed, Nov 5, 2025 11:59 PM
Duration
5 days 16 hours 59 minutes
Road
M40 – M40 Northbound Between J4 And J5
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Oct 31, 2025 12:39 PM
Last updated
Fri, Oct 31, 2025 9:52 PM
Cleared
Wed, Nov 5, 2025 11:59 PM
  • Latest update: M40 Northbound, Jct 4 to Jct 5 hard shoulder closure
Coordinates
51.625034, -0.836224
Latitude span
51.624991 – 51.625138
Longitude span
-0.838288 – -0.833882
Bounding box centre
51.625065, -0.836085
Location descriptions
  • M40 northbound between J4 and J5
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Oct 31, 2025 7:00 AM
Overall feed end
Wed, Nov 5, 2025 11:59 PM
Feed window length
5 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

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 northbound between J4 and J5
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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{A6095CD2-F87D-4352-8CC1-6CDFE405D77D}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
163 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.625017 -0.835922
51.624994 -0.836342
51.624991 -0.836963
51.624997 -0.837541
51.625 -0.837844
51.625018 -0.838288

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 northbound between J4 and J5
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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{0B251870-C071-42C2-888E-36836A42BCEB}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
1,132 m
To Distance
1,274 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.625138 -0.833882
51.625132 -0.833959
51.625031 -0.835575
51.625017 -0.835922
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
10
First coordinate pair
-0.835922, 51.625017
Road section segments
1
Road section points
10
View geometry JSON
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                -0.835922,
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            ],
            [
                -0.836342,
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            ],
            [
                -0.836963,
                51.624991
            ],
            [
                -0.837541,
                51.624997
            ],
            [
                -0.837844,
                51.625
            ],
            [
                -0.838288,
                51.625018
            ],
            [
                -0.833882,
                51.625138
            ],
            [
                -0.833959,
                51.625132
            ],
            [
                -0.835575,
                51.625031
            ],
            [
                -0.835922,
                51.625017
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -0.835922,
            51.625017
        ],
        [
            -0.836342,
            51.624994
        ],
        [
            -0.836963,
            51.624991
        ],
        [
            -0.837541,
            51.624997
        ],
        [
            -0.837844,
            51.625
        ],
        [
            -0.838288,
            51.625018
        ],
        [
            -0.833882,
            51.625138
        ],
        [
            -0.833959,
            51.625132
        ],
        [
            -0.835575,
            51.625031
        ],
        [
            -0.835922,
            51.625017
        ]
    ]
]
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
Fri, Oct 31, 2025 12:39 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Oct 31, 2025 9:52 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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