M40 northbound, Jct 4 to Jct 5, lane 3 and 2 closure

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M40 northbound, Jct 4 to Jct 5, lane 3 and 2 closure

Start time
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 9:15 PM
Expected end
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 minutes 1 second
Road
M40 – M40 Northbound Between J3 And J4
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Nov 20, 2025 11:41 AM
Last updated
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 8:54 PM
Cleared
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 9:25 PM
  • Latest update: M40 northbound, Jct 4 to Jct 5, lane 3 and 2 closure
Coordinates
51.612318, -0.740645
Latitude span
51.610843 – 51.613985
Longitude span
-0.746160 – -0.735550
Bounding box centre
51.612414, -0.740855
Location descriptions
  • M40 northbound between J3 and J4
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 9:15 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Aug 4, 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

16 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 northbound between J3 and J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{87FB41B3-C12C-4720-ACE1-167EC304761F}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
762 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.610985 -0.736285
51.611108 -0.736859
51.611324 -0.737734
51.611502 -0.738408
51.611605 -0.738766
51.61194 -0.73984
51.612265 -0.74077
51.613126 -0.7431
51.613173 -0.743232
51.613302 -0.743601
51.613405 -0.743916
51.613535 -0.744345
51.613685 -0.74489
51.613882 -0.745679
51.613928 -0.745894
51.613985 -0.74616

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 northbound between J3 and J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{0B35CE67-3B2B-41EF-A3FC-957579A1AAA2}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
926 m
To Distance
980 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.610843 -0.73555
51.610852 -0.735595
51.610928 -0.735983
51.610985 -0.736285
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
20
First coordinate pair
-0.736285, 51.610985
Road section segments
1
Road section points
20
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Thu, Nov 20, 2025 11:41 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 8:54 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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