M40 Southbound, Jct 6 to Jct 4 hard shoulder, lane, 1 and 2 closure

Cleared

Start time: Wed, Apr 29, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end: Thu, Apr 30, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 9 hours
Road: M40 – M40 Southbound Within J5
Category: Construction Work
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: 2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason: Road Improvement Or Upgrading

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First published: Fri, Apr 3, 2026 3:51 PM
Last updated: Wed, Apr 29, 2026 7:11 PM
Cleared: Thu, Apr 30, 2026 5:00 AM

Latest update: M40 Southbound, Jct 6 to Jct 4 hard shoulder, lane, 1 and 2 closure

Coordinates: 51.659918, -0.910164
Latitude span: 51.658877 – 51.660672
Longitude span: -0.912820 – -0.906496
Bounding box centre: 51.659775, -0.909658
Location descriptions: M40 southbound within J5

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Wed, Apr 29, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end: Thu, Apr 30, 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

2 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: {AEB3C220-1EBE-4E62-8060-F274ED6AC0D3}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 354 m
To Distance: 357 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

51.660672 -0.91282
51.660659 -0.912776

Segment 2

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: 0 m
To Distance: 477 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

51.660659 -0.912776
51.660492 -0.912187
51.659795 -0.909735
51.659181 -0.907577
51.659005 -0.906946
51.658877 -0.906496

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 8
First coordinate pair: -0.912820, 51.660672
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 8

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Cause type: Construction Work
Detailed cause: Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Other