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 southbound Approach to Jct 9 lane 1 closure (MP 46/5 to 45/7)

Active Roadworks National Highways

St Albans M1 · M1 Southbound Between J10 And J9

Expected to clear in 3 hours 24 minutes

Started 12 Oct 2026, 20:25 Expected clear 13 Oct 2026, 04:00

M1 southbound Approach to Jct 9 lane 1 closure (MP 46/5 to 45/7)

Category: Construction Work

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M1 closures planned this week

M1 southbound Jct 31 exit slip lane 1 closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Rotherham M1 · M1 J31 Southbound Exit

Starts in 18 hours 24 minutes

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

M1 southbound Jct 31 exit slip lane 1 closure

Category: Road Maintenance

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Lane 1,2 closure southbound

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Leicester South West M1 · M1 Southbound Between J21A And J21

Starts in 18 hours 24 minutes

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

Lane 1,2 closure southbound

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the M1

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