A1(M) road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the A1(M) right now, but 1 roadwork is currently in force.

Live A1(M) 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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A1(M) roadworks in force now

Hardshoulder closure 43/2 to 42/7 24hrs

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Wakefield A1(M) · A1(M) Southbound Between J42 And J41

Expected to clear in 2 days 13 hours

Started 2 Sep 2026, 03:00 Expected clear 4 Sep 2026, 22:00

Hardshoulder closure 43/2 to 42/7 24hrs

Category: Road Maintenance

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A1(M) closures planned this week

A1M SB L1 closed between MP 61/4 and 60/8

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Leeds A1(M) · A1(M) Southbound Between J45 And J44

Starts in 10 hours 50 minutes

Starts 2 Sep 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 3 Sep 2026, 05:00

A1M SB L1 closed between MP 61/4 and 60/8

Category: Road Maintenance

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A1M Jct 61 to Cornforth Southbound Lane 1 Closure Switching

Planned Roadworks National Highways

County Durham A1(M) · A1(M) Southbound Between J61 And J60

Starts in 10 hours 50 minutes

Starts 2 Sep 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 3 Sep 2026, 05:00

A1M Jct 61 to Cornforth Southbound Lane 1 Closure Switching

Category: Road Maintenance

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A1M Jct 51 to Jct 50 southbound carriageway closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Richmond A1(M) · A1(M) Southbound Within J50

Starts in 10 hours 50 minutes

Starts 2 Sep 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 3 Sep 2026, 05:00

A1M Jct 51 to Jct 50 southbound carriageway closure

Category: Road Maintenance

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A1M Jct 63 to Jct 62 Southbound Lane 1 Closure (2)

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Sunderland A1(M) · A1(M) Southbound Between J63 And J62

Starts in 10 hours 50 minutes

Starts 2 Sep 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 3 Sep 2026, 05:00

A1M Jct 63 to Jct 62 Southbound Lane 1 Closure (2)

Category: Construction Work

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Recently cleared on the A1(M)

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