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

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Start time: Sun, Jul 26, 2026 9:15 PM
Expected end: Mon, Jul 27, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 7 hours 2 seconds
Road: M40 – M40 Southbound Between J5 And J4
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: 2 of 2 lanes affected, 2 of 1 lanes affected
Reason: Maintenance Work

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First published: Fri, Jul 3, 2026 3:40 PM
Last updated: Mon, Jul 27, 2026 3:58 AM
Cleared: Mon, Jul 27, 2026 4:15 AM

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

Coordinates: 51.611519, -0.788611
Latitude span: 51.610095 – 51.615425
Longitude span: -0.803663 – -0.773012
Bounding box centre: 51.612760, -0.788338
Location descriptions: M40 southbound between J5 and J4

M40 southbound within J4

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Sun, Jul 26, 2026 9:15 PM
Overall feed end: Mon, Jul 27, 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: other
Contra-flow flag (raw): false
Width restriction flag (raw): false
Height restriction flag (raw): false
Weight restriction flag (raw): false

Segment 1

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: 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: 1,261 m
To Distance: 1,885 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Segment 2

27 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: {C370B932-2801-4D20-B076-A1386A9280DF}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 1,503 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound within J4
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 2 lanes 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: {1209F272-E56C-47B6-B284-5FC9AF1413CD}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 173 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 42
First coordinate pair: -0.803663, 51.615425
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 42

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