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

Hardshoulder and lane 1 closure southbound

Active Roadworks National Highways

Leicester North M1 · M1 Southbound Between J22 And J21A

Expected to clear in 3 hours 35 minutes

Started 5 Aug 2026, 19:56 Expected clear 6 Aug 2026, 04:00

Hardshoulder and lane 1 closure southbound

Category: Road Maintenance

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M1 closures planned this week

M45 to M1 link road lane closure eastbound

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Rugby M1 · M1 Southbound Between J18 And J17

Starts in 18 hours 35 minutes

Starts 6 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 7 Aug 2026, 05:00

M45 to M1 link road lane closure eastbound

Category: Road Maintenance

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M1 southbound Jct 40 to Jct 39 lane 4 closure (294/1 to 292/4)

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Wakefield M1 · M1 Southbound Within J40

Starts in 18 hours 35 minutes

Starts 6 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 7 Aug 2026, 04:00

M1 southbound Jct 40 to Jct 39 lane 4 closure (294/1 to 292/4)

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 18 hours 35 minutes

Starts 6 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 7 Aug 2026, 05:00

Lane 1 closure northbound

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the M1

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