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M40 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the M40 right now, but 1 roadwork is currently in force.

Live M40 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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M40 roadworks in force now

M40 Southbound, Jct 8a exit slip road lane one closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Benson M40 · M40 J8A Southbound Exit

Expected to clear in 8 minutes 17 seconds

Started 1 Aug 2026, 06:00 Expected clear 1 Aug 2026, 18:00

M40 Southbound, Jct 8a exit slip road lane one closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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M40 closures planned this week

M40 Southbound Jct 4 to Jct 3 hard shoulder and lane 1 closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Chiltern M40 · M40 Southbound Within J4

Starts in 1 hour 8 minutes

Starts 1 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 2 Aug 2026, 05:00

M40 Southbound Jct 4 to Jct 3 hard shoulder and lane 1 closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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M40 Southbound Jct 13 to Jct 12 lane 3 and 2 closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Royal Leamington Spa M40 · M40 Southbound Between J14 And J13

Starts in 2 hours 8 minutes

Starts 1 Aug 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 2 Aug 2026, 05:00

M40 Southbound Jct 13 to Jct 12 lane 3 and 2 closure

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M40 Southbound, Jct 11 to Jct 10, lane 1 and 2 closure.

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Bicester M40 · M40 Southbound Between J11 And J10

Starts in 2 hours 8 minutes

Starts 1 Aug 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 2 Aug 2026, 05:00

M40 Southbound, Jct 11 to Jct 10, lane 1 and 2 closure.

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M40 Northbound Jct 9 to Jct 10 lane 3 closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Bicester M40 · M40 Northbound Between J9 And J10

Starts in 2 hours 8 minutes

Starts 1 Aug 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 2 Aug 2026, 05:00

M40 Northbound Jct 9 to Jct 10 lane 3 closure

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M40 northbound, Jct 9 to Jct 10, lane 3 and 2 closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Bicester M40 · M40 Northbound Between J9 And J10

Starts in 2 hours 8 minutes

Starts 1 Aug 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 2 Aug 2026, 05:00

M40 northbound, Jct 9 to Jct 10, lane 3 and 2 closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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Recently cleared on the M40

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