M40 southbound Jct 4 to Jct 3 lane 1 and 2 closure

Planned

M40 southbound Jct 4 to Jct 3 lane 1 and 2 closure

Start time
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J4 And J3
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 11:07 AM
Last updated
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 3:30 AM
Cleared
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M40 southbound Jct 4 to Jct 3 lane 1 and 2 closure
Coordinates
51.611778, -0.732583
Latitude span
51.608179 – 51.614715
Longitude span
-0.756164 – -0.708073
Bounding box centre
51.611447, -0.732118
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J4 and J3
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours
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

26 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J4 and J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{AFF1A8DA-CCFC-423A-9F50-362025013A08}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,041 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 2

20 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J4 and J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
847 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 3

23 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J4 and J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
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Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 4

19 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J4 and J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
366 m
To Distance
1,002 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Geometry type
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Geometry points
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First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
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Road section points
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 11:07 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 3:30 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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