M1 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the M1 right now, but 5 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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Mobile lane 4 closure southbound

Active Roadworks National Highways

Beeston M1 · M1 Southbound Between J27 And J26

Expected to clear in 5 hours 8 minutes

Started 4 Aug 2026, 21:24 Expected clear 5 Aug 2026, 05:00

Mobile lane 4 closure southbound

Category: Road Maintenance

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M1 southbound Jct 15 to Jct 14 lane 1 and 2 closure (MP 90/7 to 86/8)

Active Roadworks National Highways

Milton Keynes M1 · M1 Southbound Between J15 And J14

Expected to clear in 4 hours 8 minutes

Started 4 Aug 2026, 21:00 Expected clear 5 Aug 2026, 04:00

M1 southbound Jct 15 to Jct 14 lane 1 and 2 closure (MP 90/7 to 86/8)

Category: Road Maintenance

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M1 southbound Jct 12 lane 1 closure leading onto exit slip

Active Roadworks National Highways

Central Bedfordshire M1 · M1 Southbound Between J13 And J12

Expected to clear in 4 hours 8 minutes

Started 4 Aug 2026, 20:51 Expected clear 5 Aug 2026, 04:00

M1 southbound Jct 12 lane 1 closure leading onto exit slip

Category: Road Maintenance

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M45 to M1 link road lane closure eastbound

Active Roadworks National Highways

Rugby M1 · M1 Southbound Between J18 And J17

Expected to clear in 5 hours 8 minutes

Started 4 Aug 2026, 19:48 Expected clear 5 Aug 2026, 05:00

M45 to M1 link road lane closure eastbound

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 2 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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