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M40 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 carriageway closure

Planned

M40 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 carriageway closure

Start time
Tue, May 12, 2026 9:15 PM
Expected end
Wed, May 13, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
7 hours 45 minutes
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J6 And J5
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Roadworks
Active
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Apr 30, 2026 4:14 PM
Last updated
Tue, May 12, 2026 6:36 AM
Cleared
Wed, May 13, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 carriageway closure
Coordinates
51.663955, -0.937575
Latitude span
51.658112 – 51.672502
Longitude span
-0.960581 – -0.904013
Bounding box centre
51.665307, -0.932297
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J6 and J5
  • M40 southbound within J6
  • M40 southbound within J5
  • M40 southbound between J5 and J4
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, May 12, 2026 9:15 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, May 13, 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
carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

38 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J6 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{7AE0FB8D-0D3A-4A9D-BF09-DFE04D7ABB1F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,756 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 within J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{1CAE5C6B-4C87-4537-BE83-86D2520F62EF}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
228 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound within J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
357 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 4

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound within J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
515 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 5

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J6 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
302 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 6

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound within J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{1371EBC5-6EE9-4278-B51C-EB1D3161C360}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
278 m
To Distance
279 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 7

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J6 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
428 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 8

17 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J6 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
798 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 9

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J5 and J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
154 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Geometry type
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Geometry points
100
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
4
Record created
Thu, Apr 30, 2026 4:14 PM
Record versioned
Tue, May 12, 2026 6:36 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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