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M40 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4 hard shoulder, lane 1 and 2 closure

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M40 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4 hard shoulder, lane 1 and 2 closure

Start time
Fri, Jun 26, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Jun 27, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours 2 seconds
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J5 And J4
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Jun 18, 2026 8:29 AM
Last updated
Sat, Jun 27, 2026 3:43 AM
Cleared
Sat, Jun 27, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4 hard shoulder, lane 1 and 2 closure
Coordinates
51.626689, -0.850052
Latitude span
51.625124 – 51.629303
Longitude span
-0.869230 – -0.833818
Bounding box centre
51.627214, -0.851524
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J5 and J4
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Jun 26, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Jun 27, 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
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
{EE050663-D30B-48AE-ADD6-D2A2C032A2F8}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
1,016 m
To Distance
1,219 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.629303 -0.86923
51.629119 -0.868714
51.628873 -0.868027
51.628503 -0.86688
51.628437 -0.866658

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J5 and J4
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
{0E1769D1-FF55-4CEA-A137-797BD6805780}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
151 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.625175 -0.835514
51.625221 -0.83479
51.625304 -0.833818

Segment 3

19 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J5 and J4
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
{DF4BBAA7-7456-41C2-8AEF-22C4AA2F3A52}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
884 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.62719 -0.852105
51.627205 -0.851816
51.627221 -0.851541
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51.627149 -0.848783
51.627099 -0.848279
51.626983 -0.847429
51.626925 -0.847084
51.626793 -0.846394

Segment 4

20 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J5 and J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{EFE4E324-A782-4BD5-86BC-63C84A6E324B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
752 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.625699 -0.842174
51.625633 -0.841887
51.62552 -0.841327
51.625416 -0.840795
51.625338 -0.840248
51.6253 -0.839989
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51.625136 -0.837985
51.625129 -0.837306
51.625124 -0.836728
51.625144 -0.836092
51.625152 -0.835991

Segment 5

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J5 and J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
0 m
To Distance
551 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.627244 -0.861306
51.627146 -0.860456
51.627028 -0.859065
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
57
First coordinate pair
-0.869230, 51.629303
Road section segments
1
Road section points
57
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
3
Record created
Thu, Jun 18, 2026 8:29 AM
Record versioned
Sat, Jun 27, 2026 3:43 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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