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

Planned

Start time: Tue, Jul 7, 2026 9:15 PM
Expected end: Wed, Jul 8, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 7 hours 45 minutes
Road: M40 – M40 Southbound Between J5 And J4
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: 2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason: Roadworks

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First published: Tue, Jul 7, 2026 7:39 AM
Last updated: Tue, Jul 7, 2026 10:38 AM
Cleared: Wed, Jul 8, 2026 5:00 AM

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

Coordinates: 51.611311, -0.790310
Latitude span: 51.610095 – 51.614501
Longitude span: -0.801513 – -0.775842
Bounding box centre: 51.612298, -0.788678
Location descriptions: M40 southbound between J5 and J4

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Tue, Jul 7, 2026 9:15 PM
Overall feed end: Wed, Jul 8, 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

7 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: 1,442 m
To Distance: 1,885 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Segment 2

27 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: 1,475 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 34
First coordinate pair: -0.801513, 51.614501
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 34

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