M40 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 lane 1 and 2 closure
ClearedM40 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 lane 1 and 2 closure
- Start time
- Tue, Sep 29, 2026 9:15 PM
- Expected end
- Wed, Sep 30, 2026 5:00 AM
- Duration
- 7 hours 45 minutes
- Road
- M40 – M40 Southbound Within J6
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Direction
- Southbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes affected
- 2 of 2 lanes affected
- Reason
- Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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- First published
- Tue, Sep 29, 2026 10:23 AM
- Last updated
- Wed, Sep 30, 2026 4:36 AM
- Cleared
- Wed, Sep 30, 2026 5:00 AM
- Latest update: M40 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 lane 1 and 2 closure
- Coordinates
- 51.666512, -0.944978
- Latitude span
- 51.661383 – 51.680608
- Longitude span
- -0.968623 – -0.915305
- Bounding box centre
- 51.670996, -0.941964
- Location descriptions
-
- M40 southbound within J6
- M40 southbound between J6 and J5
- M40 southbound between J7 and J6
- M40 southbound within J5
- Feed validity status
- Planned
- Overall feed start
- Tue, Sep 29, 2026 9:15 PM
- Overall feed end
- Wed, Sep 30, 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
6 coordinate pairs- Description
- M40 southbound within J6
- 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
- {1CAE5C6B-4C87-4537-BE83-86D2520F62EF}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 228 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
51.672493 -0.960576 51.672285 -0.960436 51.671897 -0.960199 51.671634 -0.960032 51.670865 -0.959486 51.670603 -0.959275
Segment 2
13 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
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 428 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 3
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
51.66253 -0.928869 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 4
9 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 End2
- Linear Element Road
- M40
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {6E10FC81-3404-4956-A8DE-D3343F79B945}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 302 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
51.670603 -0.959275 51.670032 -0.958811 51.669615 -0.95843 51.66927 -0.958105 51.669252 -0.958091 51.668853 -0.957681 51.668453 -0.957242 51.668372 -0.957157 51.668272 -0.957038
Segment 5
10 coordinate pairs- Description
- M40 southbound between J7 and J6
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 2 operational lanes
- Direction On Section
- South Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start2 End2
- Linear Element Road
- M40
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {506635B0-35E6-4EF3-ACBA-141CD5753ED1}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 1,045 m
- To Distance
- 1,821 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 6
6 coordinate pairs- Description
- M40 southbound within J6
- 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
- {1371EBC5-6EE9-4278-B51C-EB1D3161C360}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 279 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 7
38 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
- 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 8
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
- 165 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 51.661383 -0.915305
Segment 9
3 coordinate pairs- Description
- M40 southbound between J7 and J6
- 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
- {003527D1-659A-4B84-A63F-81643A209C54}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 14 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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- Geometry type
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- Geometry points
- 106
- First coordinate pair
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- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 106
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- Cause type
- Road Maintenance
- Detailed cause
- Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
- Compliance
- Mandatory
- Probability
- Probable
- Validity status
- Planned
- Road management
- Other
- Feed provider
- National Highways
- Data source
- Roadworks
- Feed version
- 3
- Record created
- Tue, Sep 29, 2026 10:23 AM
- Record versioned
- Wed, Sep 30, 2026 4:36 AM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
Driving on the M40? See every live closure, roadwork and planned restriction on this road.
M40 live closuresRelated incidents
M40 Southbound, Jct 10 to Jct 9 hard shoulder closure
Planned Roadworks National Highways
Bicester
M40 · M40 Southbound Within J9
Expected to clear in 1 day 6 hours
Started 12 Oct 2026, 11:00
Expected clear 13 Oct 2026, 22:59
M40 Southbound, Jct 10 to Jct 9 hard shoulder closure
Category: Road Maintenance
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M40 Southbound, Jct 10 to Jct 9 hard shoulder closure
Planned Roadworks National Highways
Bicester
M40 · M40 Southbound Between J10 And J9
Expected to clear in 1 hour 40 minutes
Started 12 Oct 2026, 06:00
Expected clear 12 Oct 2026, 18:00
M40 Southbound, Jct 10 to Jct 9 hard shoulder closure
Category: Road Maintenance
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M40 Northbound, Jct 11 entry slip road closure
Planned Roadworks National Highways
Bicester
M40 · M40 J11 Northbound Access
Starts in 4 hours 55 minutes
Starts 12 Oct 2026, 21:15
Expected clear 13 Oct 2026, 05:00
M40 Northbound, Jct 11 entry slip road closure
Category: Road Maintenance
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M40 Southbound, Jct 11 to Jct 10 hard shoulder, lane 1 and 2 closure
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Bicester
M40 · M40 Southbound Between J11 And J10
Expected to clear in 12 hours 40 minutes
Started 12 Oct 2026, 20:00
Expected clear 13 Oct 2026, 05:00
M40 Southbound, Jct 11 to Jct 10 hard shoulder, lane 1 and 2 closure
Category: Road Maintenance
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M40 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4 hard shoulder and lane 1 and 2 closure
Planned Roadworks National Highways
Wycombe
M40 · M40 Southbound Between J5 And J4
Starts in 3 hours 40 minutes
Starts 12 Oct 2026, 20:00
Expected clear 13 Oct 2026, 05:00
M40 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4 hard shoulder and lane 1 and 2 closure
Category: Road Maintenance
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M40 Southbound Jct 4 to Jct 3 lane 3 and lane 2 closures.
Planned Roadworks National Highways
Chiltern
M40 · M40 Southbound Between J4 And J3
Starts in 3 hours 40 minutes
Starts 12 Oct 2026, 20:00
Expected clear 13 Oct 2026, 05:00
M40 Southbound Jct 4 to Jct 3 lane 3 and lane 2 closures.
Category: Road Maintenance
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