Live incidentLane closureNational Highways
M40 northbound lane closure between J2 and J3, live incident, started Mon 5 Oct, 20:34
- Road
- M40
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J2 to J3
- Started
- Mon 5 Oct, 20:34
- Category
- Incident
M40 southbound lane closure between J2 and J1A, 11 Jul 2026
Cleared
This incident on the M40 has cleared. It started at 05:25 on Sat 11 Jul and cleared at 05:30 on Sat 11 Jul.
Last updated by National Highways at 05:30 on Saturday 11 July 2026.
Closure details and map
- Status
- Cleared
- Closure type
- Lane closure
- Category
- Incident
- Road
- M40
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J2 to J1A
- Location
- M40 southbound between J2 and J1A
- Started
- 05:25 on Saturday 11 July 2026
- Cleared
- 05:30 on Saturday 11 July 2026
- Source
- National Highways
- Last updated by the source
- 05:30 on Saturday 11 July 2026
Map of the M40 southbound lane closure between J2 and J1A
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- Cleared
Other M40 closures and crash records
14 other closures are in force on the M40 right now, and 71 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 roadworksEntry slip road closureNational Highways
M40 northbound entry slip road closure at J9, active roadworks, started Mon 5 Oct, 22:15
- Road
- M40
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J9
- Started
- Mon 5 Oct, 22:15
- Expected to clear
- Tue 6 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Active roadworksExit slip road closureNational Highways
M40 southbound exit slip road closure at J5, active roadworks, started Mon 5 Oct, 22:15
- Road
- M40
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J5
- Started
- Mon 5 Oct, 22:15
- Expected to clear
- Tue 6 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Active roadworksLane closureNational Highways
M40 southbound lane closure between J6 and J5, active roadworks, started Mon 5 Oct, 22:15
- Road
- M40
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J6 to J5
- Started
- Mon 5 Oct, 22:15
- Expected to clear
- Tue 6 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Active roadworksLink road closureNational Highways
M25 link road closure in both directions between J16 and J17, active roadworks, started Mon 5 Oct, 22:02
- Road
- M25 and M40
- Direction
- Both directions
- Junctions
- J16 to J17
- Started
- Mon 5 Oct, 22:02
- Expected to clear
- Tue 6 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Active roadworksLane closureNational Highways
M40 eastbound lane closure between A4142 and M40, active roadworks, started Mon 5 Oct, 22:00
- Road
- M40
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Started
- Mon 5 Oct, 22:00
- Expected to clear
- Tue 6 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance