Are there any road closures on the A40 today?

This page shows UK-filtered current and planned disruption records on the A40, supplied through ClearRoute with source schedule details where available.

Where does the A40 road closure data come from?

A40 road closure data comes from official UK sources: Street Manager, National Highways, D-TRO, Traffic Scotland, Traffic Wales, and TrafficWatchNI. All data is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

How far in advance can I see A40 road closures?

Road Closures UK shows A40 closures up to 90 days in advance.

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A40 Road Closures Today & Roadworks

Check reported current and planned A40 road closures, roadworks and lane restrictions. Source schedule times, permit references, promoters and highway authority details are shown where available.

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About the A40

OS Open Roads reference

This page is tied to the A40 reference in Ordnance Survey’s OS Open Roads network for Great Britain. The route profile below is separate from the live closure records and helps identify the mapped road network this page covers.

Mapped length

278 mi · 448 km

Summed from classified OS road links, not a driving-distance estimate.

OS classification

A Road

Recorded in the verified route dataset for this road reference.

Dataset region

South West

Derived from the road network’s mapped reference coordinate.

Local reference

Gloucester

Gloucestershire

Route context for A40 closures

The route’s mapped reference point falls in Gloucestershire, near Gloucester. It is an orientation point, not a claimed route endpoint. The live list above remains the source for current and planned closure timings, permit details and affected locations.

Route reference data: Ordnance Survey OS Open Roads, a high-level Great Britain road network dataset.

15 closures found

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			End		Permit Ref	Status
roadworks — A40 SECTION FROM BARNARD GATE TO EYNSHAM ROUNDABOUT, EYNSHAM Oxford	—	—	—	12 Oct 2026 10:50	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — A40 SECTION FROM BARNARD GATE TO EYNSHAM ROUNDABOUT, EYNSHAM Oxford	—	—	—	12 Oct 2026 07:41	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — SECTION OF B4449 FROM A40 ROUNDABOUT TO OXFORD ROAD ROUNDABOUT, EYNSHAM Oxford	—	—	—	12 Oct 2026 07:39	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — A40 LONDON ROAD, OXFORD Oxford	—	—	—	9 Oct 2026 10:31	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — A40 CYCLE PATH PARALLEL TO LONDON ROAD, OXFORD Oxford	—	—	—	9 Oct 2026 10:19	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — A40 CYCLE PATH FROM HEADINGTON ROUNDABOUT TO SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE DISTRICT BOUNDARY, OXFORD Oxford	—	—	—	9 Oct 2026 10:02	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — A40 SECTION FROM EYNSHAM TO CHERWELL DISTRICT BOUNDARY, CASSINGTON Oxford	—	—	—	8 Oct 2026 09:30	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — A40 SECTION FROM BARNARD GATE TO EYNSHAM ROUNDABOUT, EYNSHAM Oxford	—	—	—	7 Oct 2026 14:08	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — A40 SECTION FROM BARNARD GATE TO EYNSHAM ROUNDABOUT, EYNSHAM Oxford	—	—	—	30 Sept 2026 17:03	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
closure — SECTION OF B4449 FROM A40 ROUNDABOUT TO OXFORD ROAD ROUNDABOUT, EYNSHAM Oxford	—	—	—	30 Sept 2026 15:57	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — A40 SECTION FROM BARNARD GATE TO EYNSHAM ROUNDABOUT, EYNSHAM Oxford	—	—	—	30 Sept 2026 05:52	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
closure — A40 EASTBOUND DUAL CARRIAGEWAY RUNNING FROM DOWNS ROAD BRIDGE TO B4022 SLIP ROAD, WITNEY Oxford	—	5 Oct 2026 19:00	14 Oct 2026 05:00	29 Sept 2026 13:08	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 5 Oct 2026 19:00 Ends: 14 Oct 2026 05:00
closure — GLEWSTONE ROAD FROM OWLS OAK GLEWSTONE TO A40 PENCRAIG, PENCRAIG Ross on Wye	—	—	—	28 Sept 2026 09:33	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
Closure — [A40] OXFORD STREET (W1B ,W1C ,W1D ,W1F ,W1G ,W1S ,W1T ,W1W) London	—	3 Oct 2026 23:00	16 Oct 2026 17:00	24 Sept 2026 15:12	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 3 Oct 2026 23:00 Ends: 16 Oct 2026 17:00
closure — BOAT LANE FROM A40 TO C1248, GLEWSTONE Ross on Wye	—	—	—	13 Jul 2026 11:42	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —

A40 — Live Statistics

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Road Closures on the A40

Road Closures UK shows 15 current and planned disruption records associated with the A40, sourced from Street Manager and National Highways. The record type distinguishes full closures from roadworks and lane restrictions where supplied. Each record includes the available permit reference, promoter, responsible highway authority and scheduled dates. Sign up for free email alerts for new matching records.

Scope: UK-only records supplied through ClearRoute for A40. “Current” is determined from available source event times; planned reports and records without usable event times are identified by their visible schedule details. The site-wide connection/cache status is separate from each record’s source timing.

What these local A40 records show

2 locally scoped records have source times indicating it is scheduled active for A40. 13 reports do not have usable source schedule times. Locations affected include Oxford, Ross on Wye and London. Recorded severity is medium (15). The latest scheduled end date on this page is 16 October.

Live closure details

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Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows UK-filtered current and planned disruption records reported for the A40 through ClearRoute. “Current” depends on available source schedule times; use the type filter to distinguish full road closures from roadworks and lane restrictions, then open a record for its permit reference, promoter and highway authority.

A40 road closure data comes from official UK sources: Street Manager (councils and utility companies), National Highways (motorways and major A-roads), D-TRO (Digital Traffic Regulation Orders), Traffic Scotland, Traffic Wales, and TrafficWatchNI. All data is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Road Closures UK can show reported full closures, roadworks and lane restrictions on the A40 up to 90 days in advance. Street Manager permits are submitted by councils and utility companies before work begins, so you can often see planned work weeks or months ahead of the start date.

Yes. Use the date and type filters on this page to review reported records scheduled for today, then open a record to confirm its available start and end times. A record is not treated as a live closure solely because it is listed for today.

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