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M40 Moderate Cleared

M40 northbound within J1 | Northbound | Congestion

11 Jun 2026, 11:05 Northbound 29 views

Incident Details

Location : The M40 northbound at junction J1 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

M40
Moderate
Cleared
11:05, 11 Jun 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

Location : The M40 northbound at junction J1 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

Location : The M40 northbound at junction J1 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 35 minutes. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M40 northbound at junction J1 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 15m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M40 northbound at junction J1 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 50m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M40 northbound at junction J1 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 30m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M40 northbound at junction J1 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 5m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M40 northbound at junction J1 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 40m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M40 northbound at junction J1 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 15m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M40 northbound at junction J1 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 50m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M40 northbound at junction J1 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 25m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M40 northbound at junction J1 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 55m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M40 northbound at junction J1 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 35m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M40 northbound at junction J1 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 15m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M40 northbound at junction J1 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 50m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M40 northbound at junction J1 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 25m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M40 northbound at junction J1 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 0m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M40 northbound at junction J1 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 40m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M40 northbound at junction J1 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 15m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M40 northbound at junction J1 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 55m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M40 northbound at junction J1 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 30m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M40 northbound at junction J1 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 10m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M40 northbound at junction J1 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 45m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M40 northbound at junction J1 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 25m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M40 northbound at junction J1 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 0m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M40 northbound at junction J1 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 35m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M40 northbound at junction J1 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 10m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M40 northbound at junction J1 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 45m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M40 northbound at junction J1 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 25m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M40 northbound at junction J1 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 0m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M40 northbound at junction J1 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 35m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M40 northbound at junction J1 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 10m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M40 northbound at junction J1 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 45m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M40 northbound at junction J1 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 25m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M40 northbound at junction J1 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 5m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M40 northbound at junction J1 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 45m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M40 northbound at junction J1 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 23h 20m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M40 northbound at junction J1 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 23h 55m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Final update

Location : The M40 northbound at junction J1 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

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

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