M1 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the M1 right now, but 4 roadworks are currently in force.

Live M1 updates from National Highways and Traffic Wales: incident closures, roadworks in force, planned closures for the week ahead and recently cleared disruption.

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M1 roadworks in force now

M1 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 Lane 3,2 closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Watford M1 · M1 Southbound Within J5

Expected to clear in 6 hours 30 minutes

Started 31 Jul 2026, 22:00 Expected clear 1 Aug 2026, 05:00

M1 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 Lane 3,2 closure

Category: Road Maintenance

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M1 southbound Jct 13 to Jct 11A lane 1 and 2 closure (MP 64/1 to 60/1)

Active Roadworks National Highways

Central Bedfordshire M1 · M1 Southbound Within J12

Expected to clear in 5 hours 30 minutes

Started 31 Jul 2026, 21:00 Expected clear 1 Aug 2026, 04:00

M1 southbound Jct 13 to Jct 11A lane 1 and 2 closure (MP 64/1 to 60/1)

Category: Road Maintenance

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M1 southbound Jct 15 to Jct 14 lane closure (MP 83/5 to 81/2)

Active Roadworks National Highways

Milton Keynes M1 · M1 Southbound Between J15 And J14

Expected to clear in 5 hours 30 minutes

Started 31 Jul 2026, 21:00 Expected clear 1 Aug 2026, 04:00

M1 southbound Jct 15 to Jct 14 lane closure (MP 83/5 to 81/2)

Category: Road Maintenance

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M1 northbound Jct 10 to Jct 11 hard shoulder closure (MP 49/4 to 49/6)

Active Roadworks National Highways

Luton M1 · M1 Northbound Within J10

Expected to clear in 2 months 3 weeks

Started 23 Jul 2026, 01:35 Expected clear 24 Oct 2026, 04:00

M1 northbound Jct 10 to Jct 11 hard shoulder closure (MP 49/4 to 49/6)

Category: Construction Work

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Recently cleared on the M1

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