M40 Southbound, Jct 5 to Jct 4 Hard shoulder closure

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M40 Southbound, Jct 5 to Jct 4 Hard shoulder closure

Start time
Sun, Nov 9, 2025 7:00 AM
Expected end
Fri, Nov 14, 2025 11:59 PM
Duration
5 days 16 hours 59 minutes
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
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First published
Wed, Oct 29, 2025 2:59 PM
Last updated
Tue, Nov 11, 2025 12:34 AM
Cleared
Fri, Nov 14, 2025 11:59 PM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound, Jct 5 to Jct 4 Hard shoulder closure
Coordinates
51.627088, -0.856859
Latitude span
51.626959 – 51.627263
Longitude span
-0.861438 – -0.851936
Bounding box centre
51.627111, -0.856687
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J5 and J4
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sun, Nov 9, 2025 7:00 AM
Overall feed end
Fri, Nov 14, 2025 11:59 PM
Feed window length
5 days 16 hours 59 minutes
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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{7624A3E8-B2EE-45F0-B73E-A45247075BBC}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
385 m
To Distance
551 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.627263 -0.861438
51.627244 -0.861306
51.627146 -0.860456
51.627028 -0.859065

Segment 2

9 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 End2
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{DF4BBAA7-7456-41C2-8AEF-22C4AA2F3A52}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
495 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.627028 -0.859065
51.626978 -0.858137
51.626959 -0.856994
51.626959 -0.856055
51.626986 -0.855101
51.627041 -0.854276
51.62712 -0.853234
51.62719 -0.852105
51.627199 -0.851936
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
13
First coordinate pair
-0.861438, 51.627263
Road section segments
1
Road section points
13
View geometry JSON
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                51.627146
            ],
            [
                -0.859065,
                51.627028
            ],
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                -0.859065,
                51.627028
            ],
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                51.626959
            ],
            [
                -0.855101,
                51.626986
            ],
            [
                -0.854276,
                51.627041
            ],
            [
                -0.853234,
                51.62712
            ],
            [
                -0.852105,
                51.62719
            ],
            [
                -0.851936,
                51.627199
            ]
        ]
    ]
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View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -0.861438,
            51.627263
        ],
        [
            -0.861306,
            51.627244
        ],
        [
            -0.860456,
            51.627146
        ],
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            -0.859065,
            51.627028
        ],
        [
            -0.859065,
            51.627028
        ],
        [
            -0.858137,
            51.626978
        ],
        [
            -0.856994,
            51.626959
        ],
        [
            -0.856055,
            51.626959
        ],
        [
            -0.855101,
            51.626986
        ],
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            -0.854276,
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        ],
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            -0.853234,
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        ],
        [
            -0.852105,
            51.62719
        ],
        [
            -0.851936,
            51.627199
        ]
    ]
]
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
Wed, Oct 29, 2025 2:59 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Nov 11, 2025 12:34 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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