M40 Southbound, Jct 5 entry slip road closure

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M40 Southbound, Jct 5 entry slip road closure

Start time
Wed, Apr 29, 2026 9:15 PM
Expected end
Thu, Apr 30, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
7 hours 45 minutes
Road
M40 – M40 J5 Southbound Access
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Reason
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Apr 3, 2026 3:51 PM
Last updated
Wed, Apr 29, 2026 8:14 PM
Cleared
Thu, Apr 30, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound, Jct 5 entry slip road closure
Coordinates
51.660221, -0.910332
Latitude span
51.658737 – 51.660983
Longitude span
-0.912291 – -0.906002
Bounding box centre
51.659860, -0.909147
Location descriptions
  • M40 J5 southbound access
  • M40 J5 southbound exit
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Apr 29, 2026 9:15 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Apr 30, 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
carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
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 J5 southbound access
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{BD5CA716-747C-46D2-B527-F44088858FDD}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
480 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.660779 -0.912122
51.660316 -0.91063
51.660029 -0.909755
51.659788 -0.909057
51.659031 -0.906858
51.658737 -0.906002

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 J5 southbound exit
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{8F80F15B-7CA9-439A-9A58-299663D429E7}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
20 m
To Distance
46 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.660983 -0.912291
51.660915 -0.912263
51.660852 -0.912222
51.660779 -0.912122
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
10
First coordinate pair
-0.912122, 51.660779
Road section segments
1
Road section points
10
View geometry JSON
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                -0.912122,
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                -0.91063,
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            ],
            [
                -0.909755,
                51.660029
            ],
            [
                -0.909057,
                51.659788
            ],
            [
                -0.906858,
                51.659031
            ],
            [
                -0.906002,
                51.658737
            ],
            [
                -0.912291,
                51.660983
            ],
            [
                -0.912263,
                51.660915
            ],
            [
                -0.912222,
                51.660852
            ],
            [
                -0.912122,
                51.660779
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -0.912122,
            51.660779
        ],
        [
            -0.91063,
            51.660316
        ],
        [
            -0.909755,
            51.660029
        ],
        [
            -0.909057,
            51.659788
        ],
        [
            -0.906858,
            51.659031
        ],
        [
            -0.906002,
            51.658737
        ],
        [
            -0.912291,
            51.660983
        ],
        [
            -0.912263,
            51.660915
        ],
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            -0.912222,
            51.660852
        ],
        [
            -0.912122,
            51.660779
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Apr 3, 2026 3:51 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Apr 29, 2026 8:14 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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