M40 southbound, Jct 6 to Jct 5, lane 3 and 2 closure

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M40 southbound, Jct 6 to Jct 5, lane 3 and 2 closure

Start time
Mon, Nov 17, 2025 10:15 PM
Expected end
Tue, Nov 18, 2025 6:00 AM
Duration
7 hours 45 minutes
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J6 And 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
Wed, Oct 1, 2025 9:17 AM
Last updated
Mon, Nov 17, 2025 6:56 PM
Cleared
Tue, Nov 18, 2025 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M40 southbound, Jct 6 to Jct 5, lane 3 and 2 closure
Coordinates
51.662380, -0.922715
Latitude span
51.661382 – 51.662784
Longitude span
-0.929560 – -0.915299
Bounding box centre
51.662083, -0.922430
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J6 and J5
  • M40 southbound within J5
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Nov 17, 2025 10:15 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Nov 18, 2025 6:00 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

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 2

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
51.661382 -0.915299

Segment 3

2 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
379 m
To Distance
428 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.662438 -0.92956
51.66253 -0.928869
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
23
First coordinate pair
-0.928869, 51.662530
Road section segments
1
Road section points
23
View geometry JSON
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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
Wed, Oct 1, 2025 9:17 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Nov 17, 2025 6:56 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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