A1(M) road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the A1(M) right now, but 5 roadworks are 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

A1M Jct 56 to Jct 57 Northbound Lane 2 Closure

Active Roadworks National Highways
Darlington A1(M) · A1(M) Northbound Between J56 And J57

Expected to clear in 9 hours 1 minute

Started 24 Aug 2026, 19:08 Expected clear 25 Aug 2026, 05:00

A1M Jct 56 to Jct 57 Northbound Lane 2 Closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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A1M NB L2 and 3 closed between MP 70/9 and 74/9

Active Roadworks National Highways
Harrogate A1(M) · A1(M) Northbound Between J46 And J47

Expected to clear in 9 hours 1 minute

Started 24 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 25 Aug 2026, 05:00

A1M NB L2 and 3 closed between MP 70/9 and 74/9

Category: Road Maintenance
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A1M Jct 62 to Jct 61 Southbound Lane Closure Switching

Active Roadworks National Highways
County Durham A1(M) · A1(M) Southbound Between J62 And J61

Expected to clear in 9 hours 1 minute

Started 24 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 25 Aug 2026, 05:00

A1M Jct 62 to Jct 61 Southbound Lane Closure Switching

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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

Expected to clear in 9 hours 1 minute

Started 24 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 25 Aug 2026, 05:00

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

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A1m northbound Jct 43 to Jct 44 24/7 Lane 1 closure (54/5 57/5)

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Selby A1(M) · A1(M) Northbound Between J42 And J43

Expected to clear in 1 month 5 days

Started 27 Jul 2026, 09:00 Expected clear 30 Sep 2026, 05:00

A1m northbound Jct 43 to Jct 44 24/7 Lane 1 closure (54/5 57/5)

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A1(M) closures planned this week

A1(M) southbound Jct 8 to Jct 6 lane 2 closure (MP 48/1 to 45/8)

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Stevenage A1(M) · A1(M) Southbound Within J7

Starts in 1 minute 52 seconds

Starts 24 Aug 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 25 Aug 2026, 04:00

A1(M) southbound Jct 8 to Jct 6 lane 2 closure (MP 48/1 to 45/8)

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A1(M) northbound Jct 8 to Jct 9 hard shoulder closure and lane 1 closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Hitchin A1(M) · A1(M) Northbound Between J9 And J10

Starts in 1 minute 52 seconds

Starts 24 Aug 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 25 Aug 2026, 04:00

A1(M) northbound Jct 8 to Jct 9 hard shoulder closure and lane 1 closure

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Recently cleared on the A1(M)