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M40 Southbound, Jct 5 to Jct 4 lane 2 and 3 closure

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M40 Southbound, Jct 5 to Jct 4 lane 2 and 3 closure

Start time
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 9:15 PM
Expected end
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
2 seconds
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J6 And J5
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Nov 28, 2025 1:22 AM
Last updated
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 1:41 PM
Cleared
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 9:15 PM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound, Jct 5 to Jct 4 lane 2 and 3 closure
Coordinates
51.667526, -0.950627
Latitude span
51.661855 – 51.679887
Longitude span
-0.967562 – -0.929570
Bounding box centre
51.670871, -0.948566
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J6 and J5
  • M40 southbound within J6
  • M40 southbound between J7 and J6
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 9:15 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Aug 4, 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

38 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J6 and J5
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
{7AE0FB8D-0D3A-4A9D-BF09-DFE04D7ABB1F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,756 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
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Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound within J6
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
228 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 3

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J6 and J5
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
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
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Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 4

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
1,154 m
To Distance
1,821 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 5

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J7 and J6
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
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To Distance
14 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 6

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound within J6
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
{1371EBC5-6EE9-4278-B51C-EB1D3161C360}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
279 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 7

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J6 and J5
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
302 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
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First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
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Road section points
85
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Nov 28, 2025 1:22 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 1:41 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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Starts in 2 hours 31 minutes

Starts 5 Aug 2026, 21:15 Expected clear 6 Aug 2026, 05:00

M40 northbound, Jct 5 exit slip road closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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