M1 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the M1 right now, but 3 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 southbound Jct 14 to Jct 13 hard shoulder closure (MP 78/4 to 74/8)

Active Roadworks National Highways

Milton Keynes M1 · M1 Southbound Between J14 And J13

Expected to clear in 4 hours 57 minutes

Started 3 Aug 2026, 21:00 Expected clear 4 Aug 2026, 04:00

M1 southbound Jct 14 to Jct 13 hard shoulder closure (MP 78/4 to 74/8)

Category: Road Maintenance

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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 2 weeks

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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Lane 1 closure southbound (Including lay by and speed restriction)

Active Roadworks National Highways

Northampton North West M1 · M1 Southbound Between J18 And J17

Expected to clear in 1 week 5 days

Started 10 Jun 2026, 05:00 Expected clear 16 Aug 2026, 05:00

Lane 1 closure southbound (Including lay by and speed restriction)

Category: Construction Work

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Recently cleared on the M1

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