M40 Southbound, Jct 7 to Jct 5, lane 1 and 2 closure.

Planned

M40 Southbound, Jct 7 to Jct 5, lane 1 and 2 closure.

Start time
Sat, Mar 14, 2026 10:15 PM
Expected end
Sun, Mar 15, 2026 6:00 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
Repair Work
Active
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Mar 6, 2026 12:12 PM
Last updated
Sun, Mar 15, 2026 5:49 AM
Cleared
Sun, Mar 15, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound, Jct 7 to Jct 5, lane 1 and 2 closure.
Coordinates
51.671882, -0.959838
Latitude span
51.665341 – 51.680599
Longitude span
-0.968610 – -0.952555
Bounding box centre
51.672970, -0.960583
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound within J6
  • M40 southbound between J7 and J6
  • M40 southbound between J6 and J5
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sat, Mar 14, 2026 10:15 PM
Overall feed end
Sun, Mar 15, 2026 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

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
51.674818 -0.962099
51.674356 -0.961734
51.67422 -0.961636
51.673885 -0.961412
51.673479 -0.961161
51.672493 -0.960576

Segment 2

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
1,046 m
To Distance
1,821 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.67961 -0.967153
51.679364 -0.966812
51.679071 -0.966401
51.678819 -0.966048
51.678324 -0.96543
51.677588 -0.964608
51.677002 -0.963956
51.675941 -0.962946
51.674935 -0.962183

Segment 3

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
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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 4

11 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
451 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.668272 -0.957038
51.667981 -0.956689
51.66738 -0.955878
51.667135 -0.955551
51.666953 -0.955295
51.666697 -0.954911
51.666387 -0.954412
51.665986 -0.953756
51.665529 -0.952928
51.665391 -0.952656
51.665341 -0.952555

Segment 5

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
51.674935 -0.962183
51.674899 -0.962155
51.674818 -0.962099

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
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
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51.672285 -0.960436
51.671897 -0.960199
51.671634 -0.960032
51.670865 -0.959486
51.670603 -0.959275
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
45
First coordinate pair
-0.962099, 51.674818
Road section segments
1
Road section points
45
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Mar 6, 2026 12:12 PM
Record versioned
Sun, Mar 15, 2026 5:49 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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