M40 Southbound, Jct 12 to Jct 11, hard shoulder closure.

Cleared

M40 Southbound, Jct 12 to Jct 11, hard shoulder closure.

Start time
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 6:00 AM
Expected end
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 10:59 PM
Duration
16 hours 30 minutes 1 second
Road
M40 – M40 Southbound Between J12 And J11
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
Hover or tap markers for full details

Move Insights

Thinking of moving to this area?

Check flood risk, planning history, EPC ratings and more with a Move Insights property report.

Flood risk assessment
Planning history
EPC ratings & more
First published
Thu, Sep 3, 2026 7:06 AM
Last updated
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 10:05 PM
Cleared
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 10:30 PM
  • Latest update: M40 Southbound, Jct 12 to Jct 11, hard shoulder closure.
Coordinates
52.120800, -1.377520
Latitude span
52.119455 – 52.122975
Longitude span
-1.380124 – -1.375617
Bounding box centre
52.121215, -1.377871
Location descriptions
  • M40 southbound between J12 and J11
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 6:00 AM
Overall feed end
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 10:59 PM
Feed window length
16 hours 59 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

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J12 and J11
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{7449A359-66FD-4277-8838-8D79E565A3FA}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
245 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.121099 -1.377999
52.120874 -1.37773
52.120475 -1.377181
52.120077 -1.376588
52.119984 -1.376443
52.119678 -1.375965
52.119455 -1.375617

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M40 southbound between J12 and J11
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{B8416417-1433-467F-9A6F-51F85BEE25EB}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
655 m
To Distance
909 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.122975 -1.380124
52.121797 -1.378828
52.12129 -1.37825
52.121099 -1.377999
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
11
First coordinate pair
-1.377999, 52.121099
Road section segments
1
Road section points
11
View geometry JSON
{
    "type": "MultiLineString",
    "coordinates": [
        [
            [
                -1.377999,
                52.121099
            ],
            [
                -1.37773,
                52.120874
            ],
            [
                -1.377181,
                52.120475
            ],
            [
                -1.376588,
                52.120077
            ],
            [
                -1.376443,
                52.119984
            ],
            [
                -1.375965,
                52.119678
            ],
            [
                -1.375617,
                52.119455
            ],
            [
                -1.380124,
                52.122975
            ],
            [
                -1.378828,
                52.121797
            ],
            [
                -1.37825,
                52.12129
            ],
            [
                -1.377999,
                52.121099
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
[
    [
        [
            -1.377999,
            52.121099
        ],
        [
            -1.37773,
            52.120874
        ],
        [
            -1.377181,
            52.120475
        ],
        [
            -1.376588,
            52.120077
        ],
        [
            -1.376443,
            52.119984
        ],
        [
            -1.375965,
            52.119678
        ],
        [
            -1.375617,
            52.119455
        ],
        [
            -1.380124,
            52.122975
        ],
        [
            -1.378828,
            52.121797
        ],
        [
            -1.37825,
            52.12129
        ],
        [
            -1.377999,
            52.121099
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Sep 3, 2026 7:06 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 10:05 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

Driving on the M40? See every live closure, roadwork and planned restriction on this road.

M40 live closures

Related incidents

M40 Southbound, Jct 10 to Jct 9 hard shoulder closure

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

Expected to clear in 8 minutes 37 seconds

Started 12 Oct 2026, 06:00 Expected clear 12 Oct 2026, 18:00

M40 Southbound, Jct 10 to Jct 9 hard shoulder closure

Category: Road Maintenance
View update

M40 Northbound, Jct 11 entry slip road closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Bicester M40 · M40 J11 Northbound Access

Starts in 3 hours 23 minutes

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

M40 Northbound, Jct 11 entry slip road closure

Category: Road Maintenance
View update

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

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

Expected to clear in 11 hours 8 minutes

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

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

Category: Road Maintenance
View update

M40 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4 hard shoulder and lane 1 and 2 closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Wycombe M40 · M40 Southbound Between J5 And J4

Starts in 2 hours 8 minutes

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

M40 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4 hard shoulder and lane 1 and 2 closure

Category: Road Maintenance
View update

M40 Southbound Jct 4 to Jct 3 lane 3 and lane 2 closures.

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Chiltern M40 · M40 Southbound Between J4 And J3

Starts in 2 hours 8 minutes

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

M40 Southbound Jct 4 to Jct 3 lane 3 and lane 2 closures.

Category: Road Maintenance
View update

A40 Eastbound Jct 1 exit slip road lane 1 closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Hillingdon M40 · M40 Southbound Between J1A And J1

Starts in 2 hours 8 minutes

Starts 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
View update