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Live M40 traffic data from National Highways · updated 04:57 (4:57am) Tue 10 Nov 2026
M40
M40 Roadworks
This page lists roadworks on the M40 — work happening now and work that has been planned. It covers lane closures, narrow lanes, temporary speed limits and longer schemes.
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26 matching items - showing 1-10 of 26 total available news items
M40M40 Motorway
M40 northbound Jct 3 to Jct 4 hard shoulder closure
Active nowRoadworksNorthbound
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 04:57 (4:57am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported just now
Location
M40 northbound between J3 and J4
Direction
Northbound
Lanes closed
Hard shoulder closed
Reason
Tree and vegetation cutting work
Schedule
10:20 (10:20am) Sun 1 Nov 2026 → 23:59 (11:59pm) Wed 11 Nov 2026
⏳Expected to clear in ~43h 01mHA planned end: 23:59 (11:59pm) Wed 11 Nov 2026
M40M40 Motorway
M40 Southbound, Jct 11 to Jct 10, lane 3 and 2 closure.
PlannedRoadworksSouthbound
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 04:57 (4:57am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported just now
Location
M40 southbound between J11 and J10
Direction
Southbound
Lanes closed
Lane closures
Reason
Maintenance work
Schedule
21:00 (9pm) Mon 9 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 21:00 (9pm) Mon 9 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026underway until 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026
M40M40 Motorway
M40 Southbound, Jct 11 to Jct 10, lane 3 and 2 closure.
PlannedRoadworksSouthbound
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 04:57 (4:57am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported just now
Location
M40 southbound between J11 and J10
Direction
Southbound
Lanes closed
Lane closures
Reason
Maintenance work
Schedule
21:00 (9pm) Mon 9 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 21:00 (9pm) Mon 9 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026underway until 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026
M40M40 Motorway
M40 Southbound, Jct 11 to Jct 10, lane 3 and 2 closure.
PlannedRoadworksSouthbound
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 04:57 (4:57am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported just now
Location
M40 southbound between J11 and J10
Direction
Southbound
Lanes closed
Lane closures
Reason
Maintenance work
Schedule
21:00 (9pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Wed 11 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 21:00 (9pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Wed 11 Nov 2026starts in about 16 hours · lasts ~9h 00m
M40M40 Motorway
M40 Southbound, Jct 11 to Jct 10, lane 3 and 2 closure.
PlannedRoadworksSouthbound
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 04:57 (4:57am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported just now
Location
M40 southbound between J11 and J10
Direction
Southbound
Lanes closed
Lane closures
Reason
Maintenance work
Schedule
21:00 (9pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Wed 11 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 21:00 (9pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Wed 11 Nov 2026starts in about 16 hours · lasts ~9h 00m
M40M40 Motorway
M40 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 lane 1 and 2 closure
PlannedRoadworksSouthbound
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 04:57 (4:57am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported just now
Location
M40 southbound within J6
Direction
Southbound
Lanes closed
Lane closures
Reason
Tree and vegetation cutting work
Schedule
22:15 (10:15pm) Mon 9 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 22:15 (10:15pm) Mon 9 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026underway until 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026
M40M40 Motorway
M40 southbound, Jct 11 to Jct 10, hard shoulder, lane 1 and 2 closure
PlannedRoadworksSouthbound
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 04:57 (4:57am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported just now
Location
M40 southbound between J11 and J10
Direction
Southbound
Lanes closed
Hard shoulder closed
Reason
Maintenance work
Schedule
21:00 (9pm) Mon 9 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 21:00 (9pm) Mon 9 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026underway until 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026
M40M40 Motorway
A40 Eastbound Denham entry slip road lane 1 closure
PlannedRoadworksSouthbound Slip road closed
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 04:57 (4:57am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported just now
Location
M40 J1 southbound exit
Direction
Southbound
Lanes closed
Slip road closed
Reason
Maintenance work
Schedule
21:00 (9pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 05:30 (5:30am) Wed 11 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 21:00 (9pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 05:30 (5:30am) Wed 11 Nov 2026starts in about 16 hours · lasts ~8h 30m
M40M40 Motorway
M40 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4 lane 2 and 3 closure
PlannedRoadworksSouthbound
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 04:57 (4:57am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported just now
Location
M40 southbound between J5 and J4
Direction
Southbound
Lanes closed
Lane closures
Reason
Maintenance work
Schedule
21:00 (9pm) Mon 9 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 21:00 (9pm) Mon 9 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026underway until 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026
M40M40 Motorway
M40 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4 lane 2 and 3 closure
PlannedRoadworksSouthbound
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 04:57 (4:57am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported just now
Location
M40 southbound between J5 and J4
Direction
Southbound
Lanes closed
Lane closures
Reason
Maintenance work
Schedule
21:00 (9pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Wed 11 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 21:00 (9pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Wed 11 Nov 2026starts in about 16 hours · lasts ~9h 00m
M40M40 Motorway
M40 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4 hard shoulder, lane 1 and 2 closure
PlannedRoadworksSouthbound
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 04:57 (4:57am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported just now
Location
M40 southbound between J5 and J4
Direction
Southbound
Lanes closed
Hard shoulder closed
Reason
Road improvement or upgrading
Schedule
21:00 (9pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Wed 11 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 21:00 (9pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Wed 11 Nov 2026starts in about 16 hours · lasts ~9h 00m
M40M40 Motorway
M40 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4 hard shoulder, lane 1 and 2 closure
PlannedRoadworksSouthbound
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 04:57 (4:57am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported just now
Location
M40 southbound between J5 and J4
Direction
Southbound
Lanes closed
Hard shoulder closed
Reason
Road improvement or upgrading
Schedule
21:00 (9pm) Mon 9 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 21:00 (9pm) Mon 9 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026underway until 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026
M40M40 Motorway
M40 Southbound, Jct 5 lane 1 closure on entry slip road
PlannedRoadworksSouthbound Slip road closed
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 04:57 (4:57am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported just now
Location
M40 southbound between J5 and J4
Direction
Southbound
Lanes closed
Slip road closed
Reason
Maintenance work
Schedule
21:00 (9pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Wed 11 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 21:00 (9pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Wed 11 Nov 2026starts in about 16 hours · lasts ~9h 00m
M40M40 Motorway
M40 Southbound, Jct 5 lane 1 closure on entry slip road
PlannedRoadworksSouthbound Slip road closed
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 04:57 (4:57am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported just now
Location
M40 southbound between J5 and J4
Direction
Southbound
Lanes closed
Slip road closed
Reason
Maintenance work
Schedule
21:00 (9pm) Mon 9 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 21:00 (9pm) Mon 9 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026underway until 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026
M40M40 Motorway
M40 Northbound Jct 2 entry slip road closure
PlannedRoadworksNorthbound Road closed
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 04:57 (4:57am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported just now
Location
M40 J2 northbound access
Direction
Northbound
Lanes closed
Carriageway closed
Reason
Tree and vegetation cutting work
Schedule
23:00 (11pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Wed 11 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 23:00 (11pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Wed 11 Nov 2026starts in about 18 hours · lasts ~7h 00m
M40M40 Motorway
M40 southbound Jct 4 to Jct 3 hard shoulder closure
PlannedRoadworksSouthbound
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 04:57 (4:57am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported just now
Location
M40 southbound between J4 and J3
Direction
Southbound
Lanes closed
Hard shoulder closed
Reason
Tree and vegetation cutting work
Schedule
07:00 (7am) Sun 8 Nov 2026 → 23:59 (11:59pm) Thu 12 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 07:00 (7am) Sun 8 Nov 2026 → 23:59 (11:59pm) Thu 12 Nov 2026underway until 23:59 (11:59pm) Thu 12 Nov 2026
M40M40 Motorway
M40 southbound Jct 13 entry slip hard shoulder closure
PlannedRoadworksSouthbound Slip road closed
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 04:57 (4:57am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported just now
Location
M40 J13 southbound access
Direction
Southbound
Lanes closed
Slip road closed
Reason
Maintenance work
Schedule
08:00 (8am) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 17:00 (5pm) Wed 11 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 08:00 (8am) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 17:00 (5pm) Wed 11 Nov 2026starts in about 3 hours · lasts ~33h 00m
M40M40 Motorway
M40 Southbound Jct 10 to Jct 9, hardshoulder closure leading to Lane 1 closure on Jct 9 exit slip road.
PlannedRoadworksSouthbound Slip road closed
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 04:57 (4:57am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported just now
Location
M40 J9 southbound exit
Direction
Southbound
Lanes closed
Slip road closed
Reason
Maintenance work
Schedule
21:00 (9pm) Mon 9 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 21:00 (9pm) Mon 9 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026underway until 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026
M40M40 Motorway
M40 Southbound Jct 10 to Jct 9, hardshoulder closure leading to Lane 1 closure on Jct 9 exit slip road.
PlannedRoadworksSouthbound Slip road closed
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 04:57 (4:57am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported just now
Location
M40 J9 southbound exit
Direction
Southbound
Lanes closed
Slip road closed
Reason
Maintenance work
Schedule
21:00 (9pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Wed 11 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 21:00 (9pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Wed 11 Nov 2026starts in about 16 hours · lasts ~9h 00m
M42M42 Motorway
M42 southbound Jct 4 to Jct 3A carriageway closure
PlannedRoadworksSouthbound Road closed
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 04:57 (4:57am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported just now
Location
M42 southbound between J4 and J3A
Direction
Southbound
Lanes closed
Carriageway closed
Reason
Roadworks
Schedule
21:00 (9pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Wed 11 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 21:00 (9pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Wed 11 Nov 2026starts in about 16 hours · lasts ~9h 00m
M40M40 Motorway
M40 southbound, Jct 15 to Jct 14, lane 3 closure
PlannedRoadworksSouthbound
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 04:57 (4:57am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported just now
Location
M40 southbound between J15 and J14
Direction
Southbound
Lanes closed
Lane closures
Reason
Tree and vegetation cutting work
Schedule
21:00 (9pm) Mon 9 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 21:00 (9pm) Mon 9 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026underway until 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026
M40M40 Motorway
M40 southbound, Jct 9 to Jct 8a, hard shoulder closure
PlannedRoadworksSouthbound
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 04:57 (4:57am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported just now
Location
M40 southbound between J9 and J8A
Direction
Southbound
Lanes closed
Hard shoulder closed
Reason
Maintenance work
Schedule
07:00 (7am) Mon 9 Nov 2026 → 23:59 (11:59pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 07:00 (7am) Mon 9 Nov 2026 → 23:59 (11:59pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026underway until 23:59 (11:59pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026
M40M40 Motorway
A404 to M40 Northbound Jct 4 link road closure.
PlannedUpdateNorthbound Road closed
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 04:57 (4:57am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported just now
Location
M40 northbound between J4 and J5
Direction
Northbound
Lanes closed
Carriageway closed
Reason
Repair work
Schedule
22:15 (10:15pm) Mon 9 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 22:15 (10:15pm) Mon 9 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026underway until 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026
M25M25 Motorway
M25 Anti-clockwise Jct 17 to Jct 16 carriageway closure
PlannedRoadworksAnticlockwise Road closed
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 04:57 (4:57am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported just now
Location
M25 anti-clockwise between J17 and J16
Direction
Anticlockwise
Lanes closed
Carriageway closed
Reason
Roadworks
Schedule
22:00 (10pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 05:30 (5:30am) Wed 11 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 22:00 (10pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 05:30 (5:30am) Wed 11 Nov 2026starts in about 17 hours · lasts ~7h 30m
M40M40 Motorway
M40 Northbound Jct 14 entry slip road closure
PlannedRoadworksNorthbound Road closed
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 04:57 (4:57am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported just now
Location
M40 J14 northbound access
Direction
Northbound
Lanes closed
Carriageway closed
Reason
Road marking
Schedule
22:15 (10:15pm) Mon 9 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 22:15 (10:15pm) Mon 9 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026underway until 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026
M40M40 Motorway
M40 Northbound Jct 14 entry slip road closure
PlannedRoadworksNorthbound Road closed
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 04:57 (4:57am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported just now
Location
M40 J14 northbound access
Direction
Northbound
Lanes closed
Carriageway closed
Reason
Road marking
Schedule
22:15 (10:15pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Wed 11 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 22:15 (10:15pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Wed 11 Nov 2026starts in about 17 hours · lasts ~7h 45m
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Kinds of roadworks you may see on the M40
Overnight closures. Short jobs that need the whole carriageway shut, usually between late evening and early morning. These are also on M40 closures tonight.
Lane closures. One or more lanes coned off for a shift, with traffic kept moving in the rest.
Longer schemes. Work that stays in place for weeks, often with narrow lanes and a temporary speed limit. A roadworks speed limit is enforced like any other; the speed limits page lists the ones in force.
Why the heavy end matters
The Department for Transport’s 2025 figures show the M40 carrying 136,403 vehicles a day between the M25 and Beaconsfield, and 133,167 between Beaconsfield and High Wycombe. On stretches that busy, even a single lane closure can slow traffic, so works there are worth checking before you set off.
Further north the road is quieter but carries more lorries as a share of traffic. Between Banbury and Gaydon, Junctions 11 to 12, lorries are 12.3% of all vehicles — the highest share on the M40. See M40 lorry and freight traffic.
Works near the service areas
Three of the four M40 service areas — Beaconsfield at Junction 2, Oxford at Junction 8A and Cherwell Valley at Junction 10 — are reached from a junction. Works or a slip-road closure at one of those junctions can affect access to the services as well as to the towns. Warwick services, between Junctions 12 and 13, is reached straight from the carriageway. See M40 services.
Reading a roadworks entry
Each entry gives the junctions, the direction, what is closed and the planned dates. Where National Highways gives an end time, it is shown as published, with a rough countdown worked out from it.
Roadworks are only part of the picture. For breakdowns and collisions, see M40 accidents; for everything together, see the latest M40 traffic news.
Traffic count figures on this page are from the Department for Transport road traffic statistics, 2025.
M40traffic.co.uk is dedicated to the M40 between London and Birmingham. Heading on to the orbital? Try M25 Traffic; for the Birmingham end see M42 Traffic.M40traffic.co.uk is dedicated to the M40 between London and Birmingham. Heading on to the orbital? Try M25 Traffic; for the Birmingham end see M42 Traffic.
