M40 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 4 , lane 3 and 2 closures

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M40 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 4 , lane 3 and 2 closures

Start time
Mon, Apr 27, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Apr 28, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Within 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
Mon, Apr 27, 2026 8:01 AM
Last updated
Tue, Apr 28, 2026 4:07 AM
Cleared
Tue, Apr 28, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 4 , lane 3 and 2 closures
Coordinates
51.661866, -0.922845
Latitude span
51.658875 – 51.662784
Longitude span
-0.934241 – -0.906489
Bounding box centre
51.660830, -0.920365
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound within J5
  • M40 southbound between J6 and J5
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Apr 27, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Apr 28, 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

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
51.658875 -0.906489

Segment 2

17 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
{A6FF0FF8-114B-4D74-814E-E0B986D681D0}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
798 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.662567 -0.92859
51.662591 -0.92833
51.662641 -0.92788
51.66272 -0.926707
51.662773 -0.925607
51.662784 -0.924826
51.66277 -0.924263
51.66275 -0.923988
51.662702 -0.922732
51.662641 -0.921938
51.662504 -0.920698
51.662378 -0.919761
51.662311 -0.919329
51.662235 -0.918882
51.662084 -0.918105
51.661962 -0.917501

Segment 3

11 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
{89AF3616-6E23-42A8-95E2-222FB2F0BDC3}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
50 m
To Distance
428 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.661934 -0.934241
51.661935 -0.93423
51.661975 -0.933665
51.662023 -0.933085
51.662122 -0.932028
51.662181 -0.931607
51.662189 -0.931505
51.662197 -0.931462
51.662315 -0.930563
51.662424 -0.929664
51.66253 -0.928869

Segment 4

4 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
0 m
To Distance
357 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.661962 -0.917501
51.661868 -0.917055
51.661625 -0.91615
51.660659 -0.912776
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
38
First coordinate pair
-0.912776, 51.660659
Road section segments
1
Road section points
38
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View road section coordinates
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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
Mon, Apr 27, 2026 8:01 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Apr 28, 2026 4:07 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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