M1 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the M1 right now, but 4 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 8 hours 10 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

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Wakefield M1 · M1 Northbound Between J40 And J41

Expected to clear in 8 hours 10 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 8 hours 10 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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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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M1 closures planned this week

M1 southbound Jct 12 lane 1 closure leading onto exit slip

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Central Bedfordshire M1 · M1 Southbound Between J13 And J12

Starts in 10 minutes 8 seconds

Starts 4 Aug 2026, 21:00 Expected clear 5 Aug 2026, 04:00

M1 southbound Jct 12 lane 1 closure leading onto exit slip

Category: Road Maintenance
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M1 southbound Jct 15 to Jct 14 lane 1 and 2 closure (MP 90/7 to 86/8)

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

Starts in 10 minutes 8 seconds

Starts 4 Aug 2026, 21:00 Expected clear 5 Aug 2026, 04:00

M1 southbound Jct 15 to Jct 14 lane 1 and 2 closure (MP 90/7 to 86/8)

Category: Road Maintenance
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Recently cleared on the M1