M40 Southbound, Jct 4 to Jct 3 hard shoulder closure

Cleared

M40 Southbound, Jct 4 to Jct 3 hard shoulder closure

Start time
Sun, Oct 5, 2025 10:15 AM
Expected end
Fri, Oct 10, 2025 10:59 PM
Duration
5 days 12 hours 44 minutes
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J4 And J3
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
Hover or tap markers for full details

Move Insights

Thinking of moving to this area?

Check flood risk, planning history, EPC ratings and more with a Move Insights property report.

Flood risk assessment
Planning history
EPC ratings & more
First published
Sun, Oct 5, 2025 10:24 AM
Last updated
Mon, Oct 6, 2025 6:46 PM
Cleared
Fri, Oct 10, 2025 10:59 PM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound, Jct 4 to Jct 3 hard shoulder closure
Coordinates
51.613335, -0.763243
Latitude span
51.612845 – 51.614316
Longitude span
-0.767790 – -0.756179
Bounding box centre
51.613581, -0.761985
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J4 and J3
  • M40 J4 southbound access
  • M40 southbound within J4
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Sun, Oct 5, 2025 10:15 AM
Overall feed end
Fri, Oct 10, 2025 10:59 PM
Feed window length
5 days 12 hours 44 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J4 and J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Rh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Opposite
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{C56D6C52-AED0-4CF4-8BB7-0E05B028A253}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
365 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.61349 -0.761288
51.61371 -0.759939
51.614081 -0.757661
51.614316 -0.756179

Segment 2

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 J4 southbound access
Lane Usage
Rh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Opposite
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
{6122E03E-D9F3-43AD-B029-F991B28F0D13}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
11 m
To Distance
404 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.613046 -0.76779
51.612964 -0.767652
51.612892 -0.76748
51.612858 -0.767319
51.612845 -0.767155
51.612856 -0.766964
51.61322 -0.763786
51.613376 -0.762386
51.613385 -0.762301

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound within J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Rh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Opposite
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
385 m
To Distance
456 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.61334 -0.762285
51.613373 -0.762074
51.613448 -0.761578
51.61349 -0.761288
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
17
First coordinate pair
-0.761288, 51.613490
Road section segments
1
Road section points
17
View geometry JSON
{
    "type": "MultiLineString",
    "coordinates": [
        [
            [
                -0.761288,
                51.61349
            ],
            [
                -0.759939,
                51.61371
            ],
            [
                -0.757661,
                51.614081
            ],
            [
                -0.756179,
                51.614316
            ],
            [
                -0.76779,
                51.613046
            ],
            [
                -0.767652,
                51.612964
            ],
            [
                -0.76748,
                51.612892
            ],
            [
                -0.767319,
                51.612858
            ],
            [
                -0.767155,
                51.612845
            ],
            [
                -0.766964,
                51.612856
            ],
            [
                -0.763786,
                51.61322
            ],
            [
                -0.762386,
                51.613376
            ],
            [
                -0.762301,
                51.613385
            ],
            [
                -0.762285,
                51.61334
            ],
            [
                -0.762074,
                51.613373
            ],
            [
                -0.761578,
                51.613448
            ],
            [
                -0.761288,
                51.61349
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
[
    [
        [
            -0.761288,
            51.61349
        ],
        [
            -0.759939,
            51.61371
        ],
        [
            -0.757661,
            51.614081
        ],
        [
            -0.756179,
            51.614316
        ],
        [
            -0.76779,
            51.613046
        ],
        [
            -0.767652,
            51.612964
        ],
        [
            -0.76748,
            51.612892
        ],
        [
            -0.767319,
            51.612858
        ],
        [
            -0.767155,
            51.612845
        ],
        [
            -0.766964,
            51.612856
        ],
        [
            -0.763786,
            51.61322
        ],
        [
            -0.762386,
            51.613376
        ],
        [
            -0.762301,
            51.613385
        ],
        [
            -0.762285,
            51.61334
        ],
        [
            -0.762074,
            51.613373
        ],
        [
            -0.761578,
            51.613448
        ],
        [
            -0.761288,
            51.61349
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
3
Record created
Sun, Oct 5, 2025 10:24 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Oct 6, 2025 6:46 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

Driving on the M40? See every live closure, roadwork and planned restriction on this road.

M40 live closures

Related incidents

M40 Northbound Jct 6 to Jct 7 hard shoulder closure

Active Roadworks National Highways
Benson M40 · M40 Northbound Between J6 And J7

Expected to clear in 1 day 10 hours

Started 14 Jun 2026, 11:00 Expected clear 15 Jun 2026, 22:59

M40 Northbound Jct 6 to Jct 7 hard shoulder closure

Category: Road Maintenance
View update

M40 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 4 lane 2 and 3 closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Wycombe M40 · M40 Southbound Between J6 And J5

Starts in 7 hours 9 minutes

Starts 14 Jun 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 15 Jun 2026, 05:00

M40 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 4 lane 2 and 3 closure

Category: Construction Work
View update

M40 Southbound Jct 12 to Jct 10 lane 1 and lane 2 closures.

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Bicester M40 · M40 Southbound Within J11

Starts in 7 hours 9 minutes

Starts 14 Jun 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 15 Jun 2026, 05:00

M40 Southbound Jct 12 to Jct 10 lane 1 and lane 2 closures.

Category: Road Maintenance
View update

M40 Southbound Jct 2 to Jct 1a hard shoulder, lane 1 and 2 closure

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Wycombe M40 · M40 Southbound Between J5 And J4

Expected to clear in 16 hours 9 minutes

Started 14 Jun 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 15 Jun 2026, 05:00

M40 Southbound Jct 2 to Jct 1a hard shoulder, lane 1 and 2 closure

Category: Road Maintenance
View update

M40 Northbound Jct 11 exit slip road lane 1 closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Bicester M40 · M40 J11 Northbound Exit

Starts in 5 hours 39 minutes

Starts 14 Jun 2026, 18:30 Expected clear 15 Jun 2026, 05:00

M40 Northbound Jct 11 exit slip road lane 1 closure

Category: Road Maintenance
View update

M40 Northbound Jct 6 to Jct 7 hard shoulder closure

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Benson M40 · M40 Northbound Between J6 And J7

Cleared 50 minutes 9 seconds ago

Started 14 Jun 2026, 06:00 Ended 14 Jun 2026, 12:00

M40 Northbound Jct 6 to Jct 7 hard shoulder closure

Category: Road Maintenance
View update