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

Planned

Start time: Thu, Aug 6, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end: Fri, Aug 7, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 9 hours
Road: M40 – M40 Southbound Between J6 And J5
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: 2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason: Repair Work

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First published: Tue, Feb 17, 2026 1:11 PM
Last updated: Thu, Aug 6, 2026 2:17 AM
Cleared: Fri, Aug 7, 2026 5:00 AM

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

Coordinates: 51.662133, -0.921396
Latitude span: 51.660273 – 51.662784
Longitude span: -0.929556 – -0.911416
Bounding box centre: 51.661529, -0.920486
Location descriptions: M40 southbound between J6 and J5

M40 southbound within J5

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Thu, Aug 6, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end: Fri, Aug 7, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length: 9 hours
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

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51.662311 -0.919329
51.662235 -0.918882
51.662084 -0.918105
51.661962 -0.917501

Segment 2

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 -0.929556
51.66253 -0.928869

Segment 3

3 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: {C33B8878-F16C-45F7-8ACE-8AB1225A1E55}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 103 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

51.660659 -0.912776
51.660492 -0.912187
51.660273 -0.911416

Segment 4

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: 357 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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51.660659 -0.912776

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 26
First coordinate pair: -0.928869, 51.662530
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 26

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