A40 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the A40 right now, but 1 roadwork is currently in force.

Live A40 updates from National Highways and Traffic Wales: incident closures, roadworks in force, planned closures for the week ahead and recently cleared disruption.

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A40 roadworks in force now

A40 eastbound lane 2 closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways

South Gloucestershire A40 · A40 Eastbound Between A417 Near Gloucester (North) And M5

Expected to clear in 1 hour 1 minute

Started 12 Oct 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 13 Oct 2026, 05:00

A40 eastbound lane 2 closure

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the A40

Contra flow westbound with eastbound closed from Horseshoe Drive
Cleared

Cleared 13 minutes 44 seconds ago
Contra flow westbound with eastbound closed from Horseshoe Drive
Cleared

Cleared 13 minutes 44 seconds ago
A4020 Oxford Road to A40 Denham Roundabout Westbound Jct 1 Exit Slip Lane 2 Closure
Cleared

Cleared 3 hours 8 minutes ago
Lane 1 closure
Cleared

Cleared 2 days 22 hours ago
Lane closure switching eastbound
Cleared

Cleared 5 days 12 hours ago
Lane 2 closure eastbound
Cleared

Cleared 6 days 7 hours ago

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