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M40 Moderate Cleared

M40 J4 northbound exit | Northbound | Congestion

18 Jun 2026, 17:38 Northbound 68 views

Incident Details

Location : The M40 northbound exit slip at junction J4 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 18 June 2026.

RoadM40

SeverityModerate

StatusCleared

Started17:38, 18 Jun 2026

📜 Incident timeline

17:38, 18 Jun · First report

17:40, 18 Jun · Update

18:10, 18 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 31 minutes. Monitoring continues.

18:15, 18 Jun · Update

18:45, 18 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 6m. Monitoring continues.

18:50, 18 Jun · Update

19:20, 18 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 41m. Monitoring continues.

19:25, 18 Jun · Update

20:00, 18 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 21m. Monitoring continues.

20:05, 18 Jun · Update

20:35, 18 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 56m. Monitoring continues.

20:40, 18 Jun · Update

21:15, 18 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 36m. Monitoring continues.

21:20, 18 Jun · Update

21:50, 18 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 11m. Monitoring continues.

21:55, 18 Jun · Update

22:25, 18 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 46m. Monitoring continues.

22:30, 18 Jun · Update

23:00, 18 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 21m. Monitoring continues.

23:05, 18 Jun · Update

23:35, 18 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 56m. Monitoring continues.

23:40, 18 Jun · Update

00:10, 19 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 31m. Monitoring continues.

00:15, 19 Jun · Update

00:45, 19 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 6m. Monitoring continues.

00:50, 19 Jun · Update

01:20, 19 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 41m. Monitoring continues.

01:25, 19 Jun · Update

01:55, 19 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 16m. Monitoring continues.

02:00, 19 Jun · Update

02:30, 19 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 51m. Monitoring continues.

02:35, 19 Jun · Update

03:10, 19 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 31m. Monitoring continues.

03:15, 19 Jun · Update

03:45, 19 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 6m. Monitoring continues.

03:50, 19 Jun · Update

04:20, 19 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 41m. Monitoring continues.

04:25, 19 Jun · Update

05:00, 19 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 21m. Monitoring continues.

05:05, 19 Jun · Update

05:35, 19 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 56m. Monitoring continues.

05:40, 19 Jun · Update

06:10, 19 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 31m. Monitoring continues.

06:15, 19 Jun · Update

06:45, 19 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 6m. Monitoring continues.

06:50, 19 Jun · Update

07:25, 19 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 46m. Monitoring continues.

07:30, 19 Jun · Update

08:00, 19 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 21m. Monitoring continues.

08:05, 19 Jun · Update

08:35, 19 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 56m. Monitoring continues.

08:40, 19 Jun · Update

09:10, 19 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 31m. Monitoring continues.

09:15, 19 Jun · Update

09:50, 19 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 11m. Monitoring continues.

09:55, 19 Jun · Update

10:25, 19 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 46m. Monitoring continues.

10:30, 19 Jun · Update

11:00, 19 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 21m. Monitoring continues.

11:05, 19 Jun · Update

11:35, 19 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 56m. Monitoring continues.

11:40, 19 Jun · Update

Wording as published by National Highways, recorded as it changed.

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