M1 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the M1 right now, but 1 roadwork is 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 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 1 week

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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M1 closures planned this week

M1 southbound Jct 39 lane 1 and 2 closure ( 291/1 290/3)

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Wakefield M1 · M1 Southbound Between J40 And J39

Starts in 6 hours 56 minutes

Starts 13 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 14 Aug 2026, 04:00

M1 southbound Jct 39 lane 1 and 2 closure ( 291/1 290/3)

Category: Road Maintenance
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Lane 1,2 closure southbound

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Sutton-In-Ashfield M1 · M1 Southbound Within J28

Starts in 6 hours 56 minutes

Starts 13 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 14 Aug 2026, 05:00

Lane 1,2 closure southbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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M1 northbound Jct 37 to Jct 38 lane 1 and 2 closure (281/0 - 281/6)

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Barnsley M1 · M1 Northbound Between J37 And J38

Starts in 6 hours 56 minutes

Starts 13 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 14 Aug 2026, 05:00

M1 northbound Jct 37 to Jct 38 lane 1 and 2 closure (281/0 - 281/6)

Category: Construction Work
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Lane 1,2,3 closure southbound

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Beeston M1 · M1 Southbound Between J27 And J26

Starts in 6 hours 56 minutes

Starts 13 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 14 Aug 2026, 05:00

Lane 1,2,3 closure southbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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Lane 1,2 closure northbound (site 2)

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Bolsover M1 · M1 Northbound Between J28 And J29

Starts in 6 hours 56 minutes

Starts 13 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 14 Aug 2026, 05:00

Lane 1,2 closure northbound (site 2)

Category: Construction Work
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Lane 1 closure northbound

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Leicester North M1 · M1 Northbound Between J22 And J23

Starts in 6 hours 56 minutes

Starts 13 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 14 Aug 2026, 05:00

Lane 1 closure northbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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M1 southbound Jct 39 lane 1 closure ( 290/3 290/0)

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Wakefield M1 · M1 Southbound Within J39

Starts in 6 hours 56 minutes

Starts 13 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 14 Aug 2026, 04:00

M1 southbound Jct 39 lane 1 closure ( 290/3 290/0)

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M1 southbound Jct 37 to Jct 36 lane 1 and 2 closure ( 274/6 273/7)

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Barnsley M1 · M1 Southbound Between J37 And J36

Starts in 6 hours 56 minutes

Starts 13 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 14 Aug 2026, 05:00

M1 southbound Jct 37 to Jct 36 lane 1 and 2 closure ( 274/6 273/7)

Category: Road Maintenance
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M1 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4 lane 3,2 closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Borehamwood M1 · M1 Southbound Between J4 And J2

Starts in 8 hours 56 minutes

Starts 13 Aug 2026, 21:00 Expected clear 14 Aug 2026, 04:30

M1 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4 lane 3,2 closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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M1 Northbound Jct 4 entry slip road lane 1 closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Harrow M1 · Link Road From A41 Westbound To M1 Northbound

Starts in 8 hours 56 minutes

Starts 13 Aug 2026, 21:00 Expected clear 14 Aug 2026, 04:30

M1 Northbound Jct 4 entry slip road lane 1 closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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M1 southbound Jct 11 to Jct 10 lane 1 closure (MP 53/1 to 49/6)

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Luton M1 · M1 Southbound Between J11 And J10

Starts in 8 hours 56 minutes

Starts 13 Aug 2026, 21:00 Expected clear 14 Aug 2026, 04:00

M1 southbound Jct 11 to Jct 10 lane 1 closure (MP 53/1 to 49/6)

Category: Road Maintenance
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M1 Northbound Jct 5 Entry Lane 1 Closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Borehamwood M1 · M1 J5 Northbound Access

Starts in 8 hours 56 minutes

Starts 13 Aug 2026, 21:00 Expected clear 14 Aug 2026, 04:30

M1 Northbound Jct 5 Entry Lane 1 Closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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M1 southbound Newport Pagnell lane closure (MP 86/2 to 84/5)

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Milton Keynes M1 · M1 Southbound Between J15 And J14

Starts in 8 hours 56 minutes

Starts 13 Aug 2026, 21:00 Expected clear 14 Aug 2026, 04:00

M1 southbound Newport Pagnell lane closure (MP 86/2 to 84/5)

Category: Construction Work
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M1 southbound Newport Pagnell exit slip road closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Milton Keynes M1 · M1 Southbound At The Newport Pagnell Services Slip Road Between J15 And J14

Starts in 8 hours 56 minutes

Starts 13 Aug 2026, 21:00 Expected clear 14 Aug 2026, 04:00

M1 southbound Newport Pagnell exit slip road closure

Category: Construction Work
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M1 northbound Jct 10 exit slip road closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Central Bedfordshire M1 · M1 J10 Northbound Exit

Starts in 8 hours 56 minutes

Starts 13 Aug 2026, 21:00 Expected clear 14 Aug 2026, 04:00

M1 northbound Jct 10 exit slip road closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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Recently cleared on the M1