M40 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 lane 2 and 3 closure

Cleared

Start time: Fri, May 15, 2026 9:15 PM
Expected end: Sat, May 16, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 7 hours 45 minutes
Road: M40 – M40 Southbound Between J7 And J6
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: 2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason: Roadworks

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First published: Fri, Nov 28, 2025 3:19 AM
Last updated: Fri, May 15, 2026 2:12 PM
Cleared: Sat, May 16, 2026 5:00 AM

Latest update: M40 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 lane 2 and 3 closure

Coordinates: 51.690841, -0.980811
Latitude span: 51.679887 – 51.702471
Longitude span: -0.996210 – -0.967562
Bounding box centre: 51.691179, -0.981886
Location descriptions: M40 southbound between J7 and J6

Feed validity status: Suspended
Overall feed start: Fri, May 15, 2026 9:15 PM
Overall feed end: Sat, May 16, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length: 7 hours 45 minutes
Probability code (raw): certain
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

19 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: {342D51DD-C894-4FE8-8E78-403ACEE4BC89}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 492 m
To Distance: 2,555 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Segment 2

14 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: 0 m
To Distance: 1,154 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.680858 -0.968991
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Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 33
First coordinate pair: -0.996210, 51.702471
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 33

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Roadworks
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Suspended
Road management: Other