M40 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5, lane 1 and 2 closure

Cleared

Start time: Mon, Oct 5, 2026 9:15 PM
Expected end: Tue, Oct 6, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 6 hours 30 minutes 2 seconds
Road: M40 – M40 Southbound Between J6 And J5
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason: Other

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First published: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 3:20 PM
Last updated: Tue, Oct 6, 2026 3:23 AM
Cleared: Tue, Oct 6, 2026 3:45 AM

Latest update: M40 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5, lane 1 and 2 closure

Coordinates: 51.662157, -0.920433
Latitude span: 51.660627 – 51.662784
Longitude span: -0.927946 – -0.912663
Bounding box centre: 51.661706, -0.920305
Location descriptions: M40 southbound between J6 and J5

M40 southbound within J5

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Mon, Oct 5, 2026 9:15 PM
Overall feed end: Tue, Oct 6, 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

15 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound between J6 and J5
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 3 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: 64 m
To Distance: 798 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.662641 -0.92788
51.66272 -0.926707
51.662773 -0.925607
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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 2

4 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound within J5
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 3 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

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs

Description: M40 southbound within J5
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 3 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: 8 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

51.660659 -0.912776
51.660627 -0.912663

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 21
First coordinate pair: -0.927946, 51.662634
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 21

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Other
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Other