M1 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the M1 right now, but 2 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 northbound Jct 40 entry slip lane closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Wakefield M1 · M1 Northbound Between J40 And J41

Expected to clear in 8 hours 30 minutes

Started 4 Aug 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 5 Aug 2026, 05:00

M1 northbound Jct 40 entry slip lane closure

Category: Road Maintenance

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Lane 1,2 closure southbound

Active Roadworks National Highways

Northampton North West M1 · M1 Southbound Between J18 And J17

Expected to clear in 8 hours 30 minutes

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

Lane 1,2 closure southbound

Category: Road Maintenance

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M1 closures planned this week

M1 southbound Jct 12 lane 1 closure leading onto exit slip

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Central Bedfordshire M1 · M1 Southbound Between J13 And J12

Starts in 30 minutes 34 seconds

Starts 4 Aug 2026, 21:00 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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M1 southbound Jct 15 to Jct 14 lane 1 and 2 closure (MP 90/7 to 86/8)

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Milton Keynes M1 · M1 Southbound Between J15 And J14

Starts in 30 minutes 34 seconds

Starts 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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Recently cleared on the M1

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