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

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 14 Aug 2026, 05:00

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

Category: Construction Work

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M1 closures planned this week

M1 southbound Jct 40 to Jct 39 Lane 1 and 2 closure (292/6 290/3)

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Wakefield M1 · M1 Southbound Between J40 And J39

Starts in 18 hours 48 minutes

Starts 3 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 4 Aug 2026, 05:00

M1 southbound Jct 40 to Jct 39 Lane 1 and 2 closure (292/6 290/3)

Category: Road Maintenance

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

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Milton Keynes M1 · M1 Southbound Between J14 And J13

Starts in 20 hours 48 minutes

Starts 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 southbound Jct 12 to Jct 11a hard shoulder closure (MP 59/4 to 58/2)

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Central Bedfordshire M1 · M1 Southbound Within J11A

Starts in 20 hours 48 minutes

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

M1 southbound Jct 12 to Jct 11a hard shoulder closure (MP 59/4 to 58/2)

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the M1

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