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 24 minutes 11 seconds

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 15 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 15 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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Lane 2,3 closure northbound

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Leicester North M1 · M1 Northbound Within J22

Starts in 15 hours 24 minutes

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

Lane 2,3 closure northbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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Lane 1 closure northbound

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Leicester North M1 · M1 Northbound Within J23

Starts in 15 hours 24 minutes

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

Lane 1 closure northbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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Lane 2,3,4 closure northbound

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Beeston M1 · M1 Northbound Between J25 And J26

Starts in 15 hours 24 minutes

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

Lane 2,3,4 closure northbound

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

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Erewash M1 · M1 Northbound Between J24A And J25

Starts in 15 hours 24 minutes

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

Lane 1,2,3 closure northbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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M1 northbound Jct 37 to Jct 38 lane 2 and 3 closure (281/0 - 281/8)

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

Starts in 15 hours 24 minutes

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

M1 northbound Jct 37 to Jct 38 lane 2 and 3 closure (281/0 - 281/8)

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M1 southbound Jct 37 to Jct 36 lane 1 closure (275/2 274/5)

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

Starts in 15 hours 24 minutes

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

M1 southbound Jct 37 to Jct 36 lane 1 closure (275/2 274/5)

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M1 northbound Jct 31 to Jct 32 lane 4,3,2 closure (247/8-249/0)

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Rotherham M1 · M1 Northbound Within J31

Starts in 15 hours 24 minutes

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

M1 northbound Jct 31 to Jct 32 lane 4,3,2 closure (247/8-249/0)

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Lane 1 closure southbound

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Leicester South West M1 · M1 Southbound Within J21A Junction From A46

Starts in 15 hours 24 minutes

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

Lane 1 closure southbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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Lane 2,3,4 closure southbound

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Sutton-In-Ashfield M1 · M1 Southbound Within J27

Starts in 15 hours 24 minutes

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

Lane 2,3,4 closure southbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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M1 southbound Jct 32 Lane 1 closure (252/4 250/8)

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Rotherham M1 · M1 Southbound Within J32

Starts in 15 hours 24 minutes

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

M1 southbound Jct 32 Lane 1 closure (252/4 250/8)

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M1 southbound Jct 15 to Jct 14 lane 1 closure (MP 87/5 to 85/0)

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

Starts in 17 hours 24 minutes

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

M1 southbound Jct 15 to Jct 14 lane 1 closure (MP 87/5 to 85/0)

Category: Road Maintenance
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M1 Southbound Jct 6 exit slip road Lane 1 closure,

Planned Roadworks National Highways
St Albans M1 · Link Road From M1 J6A Southbound To M25 J21

Starts in 17 hours 24 minutes

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

M1 Southbound Jct 6 exit slip road Lane 1 closure,

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

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

Starts in 17 hours 24 minutes

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

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

Category: Road Maintenance
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Recently cleared on the M1