M40 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4 hardshoulder closure

Cleared

Start time: Wed, Aug 12, 2026 11:20 PM
Expected end: Mon, Aug 17, 2026 10:59 PM
Duration: 6 hours 35 minutes 1 second
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: Thu, Aug 13, 2026 4:58 AM
Last updated: Thu, Aug 13, 2026 5:37 AM
Cleared: Thu, Aug 13, 2026 5:55 AM

Latest update: M40 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4 hardshoulder closure

Coordinates: 51.628751, -0.866663
Latitude span: 51.627009 – 51.631289
Longitude span: -0.873917 – -0.858721
Bounding box centre: 51.629149, -0.866319
Location descriptions: M40 southbound between J5 and J4

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Wed, Aug 12, 2026 11:20 PM
Overall feed end: Mon, Aug 17, 2026 10:59 PM
Feed window length: 4 days 23 hours 39 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

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

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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

12 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: 623 m
To Distance: 1,219 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.631148 -0.873619
51.631062 -0.873434
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

Segment 3

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
51.627009 -0.858721

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 23
First coordinate pair: -0.866658, 51.628437
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 23

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Maintenance Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Active
Road management: Other