M40 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the M40 right now, but 3 roadworks are 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 Northbound, Jct 11 entry slip road closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Bicester M40 · M40 J11 Northbound Access

Expected to clear in 5 hours 29 minutes

Started 12 Oct 2026, 21:15 Expected clear 13 Oct 2026, 05:00

M40 Northbound, Jct 11 entry slip road closure

Category: Road Maintenance

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M40 Southbound, Jct 11 to Jct 10, lane 3 and 2 closure.

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Bicester M40 · M40 Southbound Between J11 And J10

Expected to clear in 5 hours 29 minutes

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

M40 Southbound, Jct 11 to Jct 10, lane 3 and 2 closure.

Category: Road Maintenance

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A40 Eastbound Jct 1 exit slip road lane 1 closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Hillingdon M40 · M40 Southbound Between J1A And J1

Expected to clear in 4 hours 59 minutes

Started 12 Oct 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 13 Oct 2026, 04:30

A40 Eastbound Jct 1 exit slip road lane 1 closure

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the M40

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