M40 to close ahead of busy summer weekend
Highways officials will shut the motorway at the slip road of junction nine northbound at the Wendlebury Interchange towards Bicester.
The section of road will close at 10.15pm on Friday, August 1 and is expected to reopen at 6am the following morning (Saturday, August 2).
National Highways said: "M40 northbound, junction nine, entry slip road closure for maintenance works. Diversion via National Highways network."
It is expected to be another busy weekend on the roads as thousands of Brits go on holiday now the schools have broken up.
Meanwhile, the A34 will also see a closure on Friday night southbound from Abingdon down to Marcham.
This closure will be enforced from 9pm to 6am the following morning.
National Highways said it is doing some barrier repair work along the busy dual carriageway.
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