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

Lane 1,2 closure southbound

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

Starts in 7 hours 41 minutes

Starts 12 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 13 Aug 2026, 05:00

Lane 1,2 closure southbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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M1 southbound Jct 37 to Jct 36 Lane 2 and 3 closure (274/6 273/7)

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

Starts in 7 hours 41 minutes

Starts 12 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 13 Aug 2026, 05:00

M1 southbound Jct 37 to Jct 36 Lane 2 and 3 closure (274/6 273/7)

Category: Road Maintenance
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M1 southbound Jct 34 to Jct 32 Lane 1 and 2 closure (259/4 252/5)

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Sheffield M1 · M1 Southbound Between J33 And J32

Starts in 7 hours 41 minutes

Starts 12 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 13 Aug 2026, 05:00

M1 southbound Jct 34 to Jct 32 Lane 1 and 2 closure (259/4 252/5)

Category: Road Maintenance
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Lane 1,2,3 closure southbound

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

Starts in 7 hours 41 minutes

Starts 12 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 13 Aug 2026, 05:00

Lane 1,2,3 closure southbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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Lane 1 closure northbound

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

Starts in 7 hours 41 minutes

Starts 12 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 13 Aug 2026, 05:00

Lane 1 closure northbound

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 7 hours 41 minutes

Starts 12 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 13 Aug 2026, 05:00

Lane 1,2 closure northbound (site 2)

Category: Construction Work
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M1 southbound Jct 33 entry slip road lane1 closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Sheffield M1 · M1 Southbound Between J33 And J32

Starts in 7 hours 41 minutes

Starts 12 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 13 Aug 2026, 05:00

M1 southbound Jct 33 entry slip road lane1 closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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Lane 1 closure southbound

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Leicester North M1 · M1 Southbound Between J23A And J23

Starts in 7 hours 41 minutes

Starts 12 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 13 Aug 2026, 05:00

Lane 1 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 7 hours 41 minutes

Starts 12 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 13 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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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 7 hours 41 minutes

Starts 12 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 13 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 Northbound Jct 5 Entry Lane 1 Closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Borehamwood M1 · M1 J5 Northbound Access

Starts in 9 hours 41 minutes

Starts 12 Aug 2026, 21:00 Expected clear 13 Aug 2026, 04:30

M1 Northbound Jct 5 Entry Lane 1 Closure

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

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Borehamwood M1 · M1 Southbound Between J5 And J4

Starts in 9 hours 41 minutes

Starts 12 Aug 2026, 21:00 Expected clear 13 Aug 2026, 04:30

M1 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4 lane 3 closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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Recently cleared on the M1