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M40 southbound hard shoulder closure between J5 and J4, 1 Oct 2026

Cleared

This roadworks closure on the M40 has cleared. It started at 21:00 on Thu 1 Oct and cleared at 06:00 on Fri 2 Oct.

Last updated by National Highways at 05:53 on Saturday 3 October 2026.

Closure details and map

Status
Cleared
Closure type
Hard shoulder closure
Category
Road Maintenance
Road
M40
Direction
Southbound
Junctions
J5 to J4
Location
M40 southbound between J5 and J4
Started
21:00 on Thursday 1 October 2026
Cleared
06:00 on Friday 2 October 2026
Details
M40 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4 hard shoulder and lane 1 and 2 closure
Source
National Highways
Last updated by the source
05:53 on Saturday 3 October 2026

Map of the M40 southbound hard shoulder closure between J5 and J4

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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.

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