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

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

Start time
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Aug 1, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 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
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Jul 8, 2026 2:07 PM
Last updated
Sat, Aug 1, 2026 4:43 AM
Cleared
Sat, Aug 1, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4 lane 3 and 2 closure
Coordinates
51.648544, -0.893448
Latitude span
51.633590 – 51.660626
Longitude span
-0.912660 – -0.878135
Bounding box centre
51.647108, -0.895398
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J5 and J4
  • M40 southbound within J5
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Aug 1, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 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

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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{AE5B4FBB-47CA-4893-8984-491ECE9622A2}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,543 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 2

6 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 End2
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{78BD5207-76B6-4C51-AE59-D59BA8BA8DFB}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
202 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound within 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
{C33B8878-F16C-45F7-8ACE-8AB1225A1E55}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
8 m
To Distance
515 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 4

26 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
{E75B78CB-F062-46D2-B271-697BD423A51A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,494 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 5

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 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
0 m
To Distance
235 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
70
First coordinate pair
-0.903420, 51.657891
Road section segments
1
Road section points
70
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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
Wed, Jul 8, 2026 2:07 PM
Record versioned
Sat, Aug 1, 2026 4:43 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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