M40 Southbound, Jct 5 lane 1 closure on entry slip road

Planned

Start time: Tue, Aug 18, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end: Wed, Aug 19, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 9 hours
Road: M40 – M40 Southbound Between J5 And J4
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected, 1 of 1 lanes affected, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason: Maintenance Work

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First published: Fri, Jul 24, 2026 11:36 AM
Last updated: Tue, Aug 18, 2026 12:22 AM
Cleared: Wed, Aug 19, 2026 5:00 AM

Latest update: M40 Southbound, Jct 5 lane 1 closure on entry slip road

Coordinates: 51.659627, -0.908562
Latitude span: 51.658078 – 51.660983
Longitude span: -0.912291 – -0.903916
Bounding box centre: 51.659531, -0.908104
Location descriptions: M40 southbound between J5 and J4

M40 J5 southbound exit

M40 J5 southbound access

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Tue, Aug 18, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end: Wed, Aug 19, 2026 5:00 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

5 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound between J5 and J4
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Cl1
Lane Number: 1
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 3 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: {78BD5207-76B6-4C51-AE59-D59BA8BA8DFB}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 161 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.65866 -0.905725
51.658419 -0.904936
51.658299 -0.904534
51.658078 -0.903916

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 J5 southbound exit
Lane Usage: Cl1
Lane Number: 1
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 1 operational lane
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

Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 J5 southbound access
Lane Usage: Cl1
Lane Number: 1
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane 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: {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

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51.660316 -0.91063
51.660029 -0.909755
51.659788 -0.909057
51.659031 -0.906858
51.658737 -0.906002

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 15
First coordinate pair: -0.906002, 51.658737
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 15

View geometry JSON

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View road section coordinates

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