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M40 Junction 4 Traffic

High Wycombe & Marlow · Handy Cross · near High Wycombe

M40 J4 at 13:56 on Tuesday 3 November: closure planned from 22:15.

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✅Nothing reported at M40 J4 right now.
Planned closures at M40 J4
🌙 Planned from 22:15 until 06:00 Wed 4 Nov
M40 Southbound, Jct 4 to Jct 3 carriageway closure
↓ SouthboundCarriageway closed
Diversion: diversion route for maintenance work Diversion via National Highways network and local authority road
🌙 Planned from 22:15 until 06:00 Wed 4 Nov
M40 Southbound Jct 4 entry slip road closure
↓ SouthboundPart closure
Diversion: diversion route for maintenance work Diversion via National Highways network and local authority road

Straight from National Highways, re-checked every 3 minutes while this page is open.

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Is M40 junction 4 closed? Quick answers

Checked 13:56 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M40 junction 4 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M40 junction 4 at 13:56.

Is M40 junction 4 closed tonight?

Yes. M40 junction 4 has 1 full closure planned tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00): Southbound, Jct 4 to Jct 3 carriageway closure, 22:15 to 06:00. Plus 1 lane or slip road closure. Diversion: diversion route for maintenance work Diversion via National Highways network and local authority road.

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Is M40 junction 4 closed this weekend?

No. No closures are planned at M40 junction 4 this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00).

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Is there an accident at M40 junction 4 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M40 junction 4 since midnight.

M40 accidents today and yesterday ›

Answers use official data only: the National Highways live incident feed and their planned closure report. A closure is counted here when National Highways name this junction or a stretch that runs through it.

🗺️ Where M40 J4 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: High Wycombe, Marlow, Beaconsfield, Maidenhead.

📍 Heading to… from M40 J4

Places and the junctions they are reached from are kept by our team; distances are measured in a straight line from the junction, not along the road.

⚠️ Collision record on the M40 at J4

64Collisions
3Fatal
10Serious
105Casualties
67
Around the middle
Ranked 186 of 556 UK junctions on record · 5 of 15 on the M40

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 1,531 collisions are on record, 21 of them fatal. That figure follows how built-up the area is, so it is shown for context and is not what the ranking uses.

Department for Transport STATS19 police collision records on the M40 itself, within 2 miles of J4. This is the free summary — the full breakdown by severity, weather, road surface, time of day and individual record is in the blackspot report.

📊 Full collision analysis for M40 J4 → 5 of 15 junctions on the M40 · see where it ranks nationally

❓ M40 J4 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M40 junction 4?

M40 J4 is at High Wycombe & Marlow. National Highways signs it as Handy Cross. The nearest town is High Wycombe.

Is there an accident at M40 J4?

No — as of 13:56 National Highways list nothing at M40 J4. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M40 junction 4 closed?

Not right now. Planned: M40 Southbound, Jct 4 to Jct 3 carriageway closure, from 22:15 until 06:00 Wed 4 Nov.

How many accidents happen at M40 junction 4?

Police STATS19 records show 64 collisions on the M40 within 2 miles of J4, including 3 fatal and 10 serious. Counting every road in the area, 1,531 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 186 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

What is near M40 junction 4?

Within 15 miles of M40 J4: Cliveden (heritage, Taplow), about 4.5 miles south-east in a straight line; Windsor Castle (heritage, Windsor), about 11 miles south-east in a straight line; LEGOLAND Windsor Resort (theme park, Windsor), about 11 miles south-east in a straight line; Ascot Racecourse (racecourse, Ascot), about 13 miles south in a straight line; The Oracle (shopping, Reading), about 14 miles south-west in a straight line.

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📍 Towns near this junction

High Wycombe 2 mi Marlow 2.1 mi Beaconsfield 5.1 mi Maidenhead 5.7 mi

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