M40 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4 hardshoulder closure
PlannedM40 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4 hardshoulder closure
- Start time
- Wed, Aug 12, 2026 6:00 AM
- Expected end
- Mon, Aug 17, 2026 10:59 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
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- First published
- Fri, Feb 6, 2026 9:58 AM
- Last updated
- Wed, Aug 12, 2026 12:36 AM
- Cleared
- Mon, Aug 17, 2026 10:59 PM
- Latest update: M40 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4 hardshoulder closure
- Coordinates
- 51.628501, -0.865955
- Latitude span
- 51.627010 – 51.630750
- Longitude span
- -0.872758 – -0.858725
- Bounding box centre
- 51.628880, -0.865742
- Location descriptions
-
- M40 southbound between J5 and J4
- Feed validity status
- Planned
- Overall feed start
- Wed, Aug 12, 2026 6:00 AM
- Overall feed end
- Mon, Aug 17, 2026 10:59 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
9 coordinate pairs- Description
- M40 southbound between J5 and J4
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Lh
- Lane Number
- 0
- Lane Status
- Closed
- Lane Direction
- Aligned
- 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
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 551 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
51.628437 -0.866658 51.628252 -0.866034 51.628122 -0.865575 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
2 coordinate pairs- Description
- M40 southbound between J5 and J4
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Lh
- Lane Number
- 0
- Lane Status
- Closed
- Lane Direction
- Aligned
- 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
- 23 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
51.627028 -0.859065 51.62701 -0.858725
Segment 3
10 coordinate pairs- Description
- M40 southbound between J5 and J4
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Lh
- Lane Number
- 0
- Lane Status
- Closed
- Lane Direction
- Aligned
- 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
- {EE050663-D30B-48AE-ADD6-D2A2C032A2F8}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 724 m
- To Distance
- 1,219 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
51.63075 -0.872758 51.630395 -0.871991 51.629944 -0.870904 51.629927 -0.870861 51.629742 -0.870404 51.629493 -0.86976 51.629119 -0.868714 51.628873 -0.868027 51.628503 -0.86688 51.628437 -0.866658
- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 21
- First coordinate pair
- -0.866658, 51.628437
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 21
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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- 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, Feb 6, 2026 9:58 AM
- Record versioned
- Wed, Aug 12, 2026 12:36 AM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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