Live incidentLane closureNational Highways
M40 northbound lane closure at J1A, live incident, started Tue 6 Oct, 22:10
- Road
- M40
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J1A
- Started
- Tue 6 Oct, 22:10
- Category
- Incident
M40 clockwise slip road closure at J1A, 6 Oct 2026
Cleared
This incident on the M40 has cleared. It started at 22:10 on Tue 6 Oct and cleared at 22:35 on Tue 6 Oct.
Last updated by National Highways at 22:20 on Tuesday 6 October 2026.
Closure details and map
- Status
- Cleared
- Closure type
- Slip road closure
- Category
- Incident
- Road
- M40
- Direction
- Clockwise
- Junctions
- J1A
- Location
- link road from M40 J1A northbound to M25 J16 clockwise
- Started
- 22:10 on Tuesday 6 October 2026
- Cleared
- 22:35 on Tuesday 6 October 2026
- Source
- National Highways
- Last updated by the source
- 22:20 on Tuesday 6 October 2026
Map of the M40 clockwise slip road closure at J1A
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- Cleared
Other M40 closures and crash records
12 other closures are in force on the M40 right now, and 72 more are planned in the next 7 days.
The M40 accident statistics from 1979 to 2025 record 8,678 collisions on the road, 266 of them fatal.
- Active roadworksLane closureNational Highways
M40 southbound lane closure between J6 and J5, active roadworks, started Tue 6 Oct, 22:15
- Road
- M40
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J6 to J5
- Started
- Tue 6 Oct, 22:15
- Expected to clear
- Wed 7 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
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M25 link road closure in both directions between J16 and J17, active roadworks, started Tue 6 Oct, 22:00
- Road
- M25 and M40
- Direction
- Both directions
- Junctions
- J16 to J17
- Started
- Tue 6 Oct, 22:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 7 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
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M40 eastbound lane closure between A4142 and M40, active roadworks, started Tue 6 Oct, 22:00
- Road
- M40
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Started
- Tue 6 Oct, 22:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 7 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Active roadworksSlip road closureNational Highways
M40 southbound slip road closure at J8, active roadworks, started Tue 6 Oct, 22:00
- Road
- M40
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J8
- Started
- Tue 6 Oct, 22:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 7 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Active roadworksExit slip road closureNational Highways
M40 southbound exit slip road closure between J1A and J1, active roadworks, started Tue 6 Oct, 21:00
- Road
- M40
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J1A to J1
- Started
- Tue 6 Oct, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 7 Oct, 05:30
- Category
- Road Maintenance