Live incidentSlip road closureNational Highways
M40 southbound slip road closure at J1A, live incident, started Wed 7 Oct, 22:40
- Road
- M40
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J1A
- Started
- Wed 7 Oct, 22:40
- Category
- Incident
M40 southbound carriageway closure between J8A and J8, 7 Oct 2026
Active roadworks
This roadworks closure on the M40 is in force now. It started at 22:15 on Wed 7 Oct and is expected to clear at 06:00 on Thu 8 Oct.
Last updated by National Highways at 00:02 on Thursday 8 October 2026.
Closure details and map
- Status
- Active roadworks
- Closure type
- Carriageway closure
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Road
- M40
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J8A to J8
- Location
- M40 southbound between J8A and J8
- Started
- 22:15 on Wednesday 7 October 2026
- Expected to clear
- 06:00 on Thursday 8 October 2026
- Details
- M40 Southbound, Jct 8, Wheatley Oxford Spur closure.
- Source
- National Highways
- Last updated by the source
- 00:02 on Thursday 8 October 2026
Map of the M40 southbound carriageway closure between J8A and J8
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- Active roadworks
Other M40 closures and crash records
14 other closures are in force on the M40 right now, and 67 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.
- Live incidentLane closureNational Highways
M40 southbound lane closure between J2 and J1A, live incident, started Wed 7 Oct, 22:40
- Road
- M40
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J2 to J1A
- Started
- Wed 7 Oct, 22:40
- Category
- Incident
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M25 link road closure in both directions between J16 and J17, active roadworks, started Wed 7 Oct, 22:15
- Road
- M25 and M40
- Direction
- Both directions
- Junctions
- J16 to J17
- Started
- Wed 7 Oct, 22:15
- Expected to clear
- Thu 8 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Active roadworksLane closureNational Highways
M40 eastbound lane closure between A4142 and M40, active roadworks, started Wed 7 Oct, 22:15
- Road
- M40
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Started
- Wed 7 Oct, 22:15
- Expected to clear
- Thu 8 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
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M40 northbound exit slip road closure at J5, active roadworks, started Wed 7 Oct, 22:15
- Road
- M40
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J5
- Started
- Wed 7 Oct, 22:15
- Expected to clear
- Thu 8 Oct, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Active roadworksExit slip road closureNational Highways
M40 southbound exit slip road closure between J1A and J1, active roadworks, started Wed 7 Oct, 21:00
- Road
- M40
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J1A to J1
- Started
- Wed 7 Oct, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Thu 8 Oct, 05:30
- Category
- Road Maintenance