M40 Southbound, Jct 5 to Jct 4 Hard shoulder closure

Cleared

M40 Southbound, Jct 5 to Jct 4 Hard shoulder closure

Start time
Sun, Oct 5, 2025 6:00 AM
Expected end
Tue, Oct 14, 2025 10:59 PM
Duration
1 week 2 days 16 hours
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J5 And J4
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance 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
Fri, Sep 26, 2025 7:49 AM
Last updated
Tue, Oct 14, 2025 7:24 PM
Cleared
Tue, Oct 14, 2025 10:59 PM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound, Jct 5 to Jct 4 Hard shoulder closure
Coordinates
51.621396, -0.817577
Latitude span
51.619564 – 51.623162
Longitude span
-0.821702 – -0.813305
Bounding box centre
51.621363, -0.817504
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J5 and J4
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sun, Oct 5, 2025 6:00 AM
Overall feed end
Tue, Oct 14, 2025 10:59 PM
Feed window length
1 week 2 days 16 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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J5 and J4
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
{0E1769D1-FF55-4CEA-A137-797BD6805780}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
1,049 m
To Distance
1,305 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.623162 -0.821702
51.62264 -0.820483
51.62231 -0.819711
51.621864 -0.818656

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J5 and J4
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
{7DF9A3E4-9B33-406C-B04A-16E7311924EA}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
450 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.621864 -0.818656
51.621104 -0.816911
51.620856 -0.816326
51.620386 -0.815211
51.620211 -0.814805
51.619564 -0.813305
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
10
First coordinate pair
-0.821702, 51.623162
Road section segments
1
Road section points
10
View geometry JSON
{
    "type": "MultiLineString",
    "coordinates": [
        [
            [
                -0.821702,
                51.623162
            ],
            [
                -0.820483,
                51.62264
            ],
            [
                -0.819711,
                51.62231
            ],
            [
                -0.818656,
                51.621864
            ],
            [
                -0.818656,
                51.621864
            ],
            [
                -0.816911,
                51.621104
            ],
            [
                -0.816326,
                51.620856
            ],
            [
                -0.815211,
                51.620386
            ],
            [
                -0.814805,
                51.620211
            ],
            [
                -0.813305,
                51.619564
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
[
    [
        [
            -0.821702,
            51.623162
        ],
        [
            -0.820483,
            51.62264
        ],
        [
            -0.819711,
            51.62231
        ],
        [
            -0.818656,
            51.621864
        ],
        [
            -0.818656,
            51.621864
        ],
        [
            -0.816911,
            51.621104
        ],
        [
            -0.816326,
            51.620856
        ],
        [
            -0.815211,
            51.620386
        ],
        [
            -0.814805,
            51.620211
        ],
        [
            -0.813305,
            51.619564
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Sep 26, 2025 7:49 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Oct 14, 2025 7:24 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

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

Expected to clear in 1 day 11 hours

Started 14 Jun 2026, 06:00 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 8 hours 50 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 8 hours 50 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 17 hours 50 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 7 hours 20 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

A404 Northbound entry slip road closure

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Wycombe M40 · M40 J4 Northbound Access

Cleared 6 hours 9 minutes ago

Started 13 Jun 2026, 21:15 Ended 14 Jun 2026, 05:00

A404 Northbound entry slip road closure

Category: Road Maintenance
View update