M18 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the M18 right now, but 1 roadwork is currently in force.

Live M18 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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M18 roadworks in force now

M18 southbound Jct 2 exit slip hard shoulder closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Rotherham M18 · M18 J2 Southbound Exit

Expected to clear in 3 hours 57 minutes

Started 5 Aug 2026, 21:00 Expected clear 6 Aug 2026, 05:00

M18 southbound Jct 2 exit slip hard shoulder closure

Category: Road Maintenance

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M18 closures planned this week

M18 northbound Jct 1 to Jct 2 Lane 3 closure (262/8 - 264/1)

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Rotherham M18 · M18 Northbound Between J1 And J2

Starts in 17 hours 57 minutes

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

M18 northbound Jct 1 to Jct 2 Lane 3 closure (262/8 - 264/1)

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the M18

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