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 closure southbound

Active Roadworks National Highways

Northampton North West M1 · M1 Southbound Between J18 And J17

Expected to clear in 5 hours 40 minutes

Started 5 Aug 2026, 20:36 Expected clear 6 Aug 2026, 05:00

Lane 1,2 closure southbound

Category: Road Maintenance

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Hardshoulder and lane 1 closure southbound

Active Roadworks National Highways

Leicester North M1 · M1 Southbound Between J22 And J21A

Expected to clear in 4 hours 40 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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Lane 3,4 closure southbound

Active Roadworks National Highways

Nottingham M1 · M1 Southbound Between J26 And J25

Expected to clear in 5 hours 40 minutes

Started 5 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 6 Aug 2026, 05:00

Lane 3,4 closure southbound

Category: Road Maintenance

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M1 southbound Jct 37 to Jct 36 lane 1 and 2 closure ( 274/6 273/7)

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Barnsley M1 · M1 Southbound Between J37 And J36

Expected to clear in 5 hours 40 minutes

Started 5 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 6 Aug 2026, 05:00

M1 southbound Jct 37 to Jct 36 lane 1 and 2 closure ( 274/6 273/7)

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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Recently cleared on the M1

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