M40 Southbound, Jct 5 to Jct 4 hardshoulder closure

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M40 Southbound, Jct 5 to Jct 4 hardshoulder closure

Start time
Fri, Sep 26, 2025 9:35 AM
Expected end
Sat, Sep 27, 2025 10:59 PM
Duration
1 day 13 hours 24 minutes
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J5 And J4
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Sep 26, 2025 10:47 AM
Last updated
Sat, Sep 27, 2025 10:24 PM
Cleared
Sat, Sep 27, 2025 10:59 PM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound, Jct 5 to Jct 4 hardshoulder closure
Coordinates
51.627236, -0.855826
Latitude span
51.626959 – 51.628086
Longitude span
-0.865450 – -0.848627
Bounding box centre
51.627523, -0.857039
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J5 and J4
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Fri, Sep 26, 2025 9:35 AM
Overall feed end
Sat, Sep 27, 2025 10:59 PM
Feed window length
1 day 13 hours 24 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
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

7 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
92 m
To Distance
551 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.628086 -0.86545
51.627991 -0.865116
51.627729 -0.864039
51.62735 -0.862055
51.627244 -0.861306
51.627146 -0.860456
51.627028 -0.859065

Segment 2

16 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
724 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
51.627205 -0.851816
51.627221 -0.851541
51.627233 -0.850905
51.627227 -0.850341
51.627225 -0.850139
51.627191 -0.849389
51.627149 -0.848783
51.627133 -0.848627
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
23
First coordinate pair
-0.865450, 51.628086
Road section segments
1
Road section points
23
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Sep 26, 2025 10:47 AM
Record versioned
Sat, Sep 27, 2025 10:24 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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