M40 Southbound, Jct 4, hard shoulder closure.

Planned

Start time: Mon, Oct 26, 2026 7:00 AM
Expected end: Tue, Oct 27, 2026 11:59 PM
Duration: 1 day 16 hours 59 minutes
Road: M40 – M40 Southbound Within J4
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Reason: Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work

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First published: Fri, Sep 18, 2026 8:08 PM
Last updated: Mon, Oct 26, 2026 7:48 AM
Cleared: Tue, Oct 27, 2026 11:59 PM

Latest update: M40 Southbound, Jct 4, hard shoulder closure.

Coordinates: 51.612402, -0.768108
Latitude span: 51.611846 – 51.612966
Longitude span: -0.771613 – -0.764571
Bounding box centre: 51.612406, -0.768092
Location descriptions: M40 southbound within J4

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Mon, Oct 26, 2026 7:00 AM
Overall feed end: Tue, Oct 27, 2026 11:59 PM
Feed window length: 1 day 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

2 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound within J4
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Lh
Lane Number: 0
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 0 lanes 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: {A44F55E5-35F3-4F7B-B3FE-37A015CFCE01}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 118 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

51.612208 -0.769324
51.612469 -0.767671

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound within J4
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Lh
Lane Number: 0
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 0 lanes 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: {2DF94655-DFC6-42D5-979D-0C27A8E9DDCE}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 221 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

51.612469 -0.767671
51.612647 -0.766583
51.612966 -0.764571

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound within J4
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Lh
Lane Number: 0
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 0 lanes 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: {1209F272-E56C-47B6-B284-5FC9AF1413CD}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 273 m
To Distance: 436 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

51.611846 -0.771613
51.612208 -0.769324

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 7
First coordinate pair: -0.769324, 51.612208
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 7

View geometry JSON

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Other