M1 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the M1 right now, but 5 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

Lane 1,2 clsoure northbound

Active Roadworks National Highways

Beeston M1 · M1 Northbound Between J25 And J26

Expected to clear in 5 hours 41 minutes

Started 4 Aug 2026, 20:05 Expected clear 5 Aug 2026, 05:00

Lane 1,2 clsoure northbound

Category: Construction Work

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M1 northbound Jct 40 entry slip lane closure

Active Roadworks National Highways

Wakefield M1 · M1 Northbound Between J40 And J41

Expected to clear in 5 hours 41 minutes

Started 4 Aug 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 5 Aug 2026, 05:00

M1 northbound Jct 40 entry slip lane closure

Category: Road Maintenance

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M1 southbound Jct 35A to Jct 34 lane 1,2 closure (267/8-262/0)

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Sheffield M1 · M1 Southbound Between J35 And J34

Expected to clear in 5 hours 41 minutes

Started 4 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 5 Aug 2026, 05:00

M1 southbound Jct 35A to Jct 34 lane 1,2 closure (267/8-262/0)

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 4 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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