12 miles of traffic on M40 due to emergency barrier repairs
EMERGENCY barrier repairs following a collision on the M40 southbound have traffic stretching back for 12 miles this morning.
Drivers heading towards London are being impacted by a lane closure at Junction 2, Beaconsfield, with queues back to Junction 5, Stokenchurch, and onto the A404 heading southbound towards the M40.
The average speed is 40 mph with a travel time of 1hr and 15mins
Lane two was reopened at 7.45am.
#M40 south btwn J2 (#Beaconsfield) and J1a (#M25 J16 #Buckinghamshire. 1 lane (of 4) remains closed for emergency repairs to the nearside barrier following a collision which heavily damaged it. Slow traffic and over 1 hour delay from J5 (#Stokenchurch). pic.twitter.com/2wzuBqQnYY
— Highways England (@HighwaysEAST) October 15, 2018
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