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

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Start time: Sat, May 9, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end: Sun, May 10, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 10 hours
Road: M40 – M40 Southbound Between J5 And J4
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: 2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason: Maintenance Work

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First published: Mon, Jan 12, 2026 11:26 PM
Last updated: Sat, May 9, 2026 4:49 AM
Cleared: Sun, May 10, 2026 5:00 AM

Latest update: M40 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4 lane 3 and 2 closure

Coordinates: 51.620429, -0.816338
Latitude span: 51.611688 – 51.625420
Longitude span: -0.832406 – -0.794834
Bounding box centre: 51.618554, -0.813620
Location descriptions: M40 southbound between J5 and J4

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Sat, May 9, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end: Sun, May 10, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length: 10 hours
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

16 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: 0 m
To Distance: 1,885 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Segment 2

25 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: {0E1769D1-FF55-4CEA-A137-797BD6805780}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 249 m
To Distance: 1,305 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Segment 3

5 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: 115 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Geometry points: 46
First coordinate pair: -0.818656, 51.621864
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 46

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