Active roadworks
This roadworks closure on the M40 is in force now. It started at 07:00 on Tue 6 Oct and is expected to clear at 23:59 on Fri 9 Oct.
Last updated by National Highways at 08:53 on Tuesday 6 October 2026.
Map of the M40 southbound hard shoulder closure at J8
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No other closures are in force on the M40 right now, and 70 closures 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.