M1 road closures today & tonight
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No live incident closures on the M1 right now, but 1 roadwork is currently in force.
17 closures are scheduled tonight (18:00 to 06:00).
Is the M1 closed? Live updates from National Highways and Traffic Wales: accidents and emergency closures happening today, overnight closures tonight, roadworks in force and planned closures for the week ahead, filterable by direction.
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M1 closures tonight
Closures starting between 18:00 on Thursday 15 October and 06:00 the next morning (UK time), including any already in force.
- – 06:00 Lane 1 closuure northbound Northbound · J22 Northbound Access · Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 3 lanes affected Planned
- – 06:00 Lane 1 closure southbound Southbound · J21A to J22 · Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected Planned
- – 06:00 Lane 1,2,3 closure northbound Northbound · J25 to J26 · 3 of 2 lanes affected Planned
- – 06:00 M1 northbound Jct 23a exit slip road closure Northbound · Link Road From M1 J23A To A453 Northbound Planned
- – 06:00 Lane 2,3,4 closure northbound Northbound · J24A to J25 · 3 of 1 lanes affected Planned
- – 06:00 M1 northbound Jct 41 to Jct 42 lane 1, 2 and 3 closure (298/3 - 299/1) Northbound · J41 · 3 of 1 lanes affected, 3 of 2 lanes affected Planned
- – 06:00 Lane 1,2 closure southbound Southbound · J18 to J19 · 2 of 2 lanes affected Planned
- – 06:00 Lane 1 closure northbound Northbound · J23 · Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected Planned
- – 05:00 M1 northbound Jct 12 Toddington exit slip road closure Northbound · J12 Northbound Exit Planned
- – 05:00 M1 northbound Jct 30 to Jct 31 lane 1 closure (245/0 246/0) Northbound · J30 to J31 · Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected Planned
- – 05:00 M1 southbound Jct 12 exit slip road hard shoulder closure and lane 2 closure (MP 63/9 to 62/5) Southbound · J12 Southbound Exit · 1 of 1 lanes affected Planned
- – 05:00 M1 southbound Approach to Jct 9 lane 1 closure (MP 46/5 to 45/7) Southbound · J9 to J10 · Lane 1 closed, 1 of 4 lanes affected Planned
- – 06:00 M1 southbound Jct 37 entry slip road closure Southbound · J36 to J37 Planned
- – 05:00 M1 southbound Jct 12 Toddington entry slip road closure Southbound · J12 Southbound Access Planned
- – 05:00 M1 southbound Jct 9 to Jct 8 carriageway closure Southbound · J9 Planned
- – 06:00 M1 southbound Jct 37 to Jct 36 carriageway closure Southbound · J36 to J37 Planned
- – 05:00 M1 southbound Jct 15 to Jct 14 lane 4 closure Southbound · J14 to J15 · Lane 4 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected Planned
No closures in this direction tonight.
M1 roadworks in force now
Recently cleared on the M1
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M1 northbound Jct 44 hardshoulder closure (305/2 - 306/1)
ClearedCleared 2 hours 50 minutes ago
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M1 southbound Jct 15 to Jct 14 hard shoulder closure and lane 1 closure (MP 94/4 to 91/9)
ClearedCleared 13 hours 5 seconds ago
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Lane 1,2,3 closure southbound
ClearedCleared 13 hours 55 minutes ago
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M1 southbound Approach to Jct 9 lane 1 closure (MP 46/5 to 45/7)
ClearedCleared 14 hours 10 minutes ago
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Lane 1,2 closure southbound
ClearedCleared 15 hours 3 seconds ago
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M1 southbound Jct 37 entry slip road closure
ClearedCleared 15 hours 3 seconds ago
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Lane 1 closure southbound
ClearedCleared 15 hours 15 minutes ago
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M1 northbound Tibshelf services entry slip road closure
ClearedCleared 15 hours 30 minutes ago
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M1 northbound Jct 10 exit slip road lane 1 closure
ClearedCleared 15 hours 40 minutes ago
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M1 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 4 lane 3,2 closure
ClearedCleared 16 hours 50 minutes ago
M1 closure history: the last 12 months
Since 15 October 2025, 4,078 closures have been recorded on the M1: 4,076 planned roadworks and 2 unplanned incidents. 93% started overnight (18:00 to 06:00), and a typical closure lasted 8 hours. The busiest stretch was J14 to J15 (135 closures), and Tuesday was the busiest day of the week.
- Roadworks & planned closures
- 4,076
- Unplanned incidents
- 2
- Started overnight
- 93%
- Typical duration
- 8 hours
- Average 7 hours 45 minutes
Busiest M1 sections
- J14 to J15 135
- J26 to J27 127
- J20 to J21 116
- J28 to J29 109
- J8 to J9 91
When closures happen
- Busiest day
- Tuesday
- Busiest month
- March 2026 (496)
- Overnight closures
- 3,812
Busiest months: March 2026 (496), July 2026 (400), June 2026 (394).
Closures by direction
- Northbound
- 1,579
- Southbound
- 2,499
M1 crash history
1,858 injury collisions were recorded on the M1 between 2020 and 2024: 46 fatal, 292 serious and 1,520 slight, involving 2,928 casualties. The Department for Transport publishes STATS19 once a year, so 2024 is the latest year available and today's crashes appear above as live incidents instead.
- Collisions
- 1,858
- Fatal
- 46
- Serious
- 292
- Slight
- 1,520
M1 closures: your questions answered
Is the M1 closed today?
Yes. As of 18:00 UK time the M1 has 1 roadwork in force, including roadworks (northbound, J10). Check the list above for each closure and its expected reopening time.
Is the M1 closed tonight?
Yes, 17 closures on the M1 are scheduled to start between 18:00 on Thursday 15 October and 06:00 the next morning, including roadworks (northbound, J22 Northbound Access) from 20:00; roadworks (southbound, J21A to J22) from 20:00; roadworks (northbound, J25 to J26) from 20:00.
Why is the M1 closed?
Current M1 closures are for maintenance work, other, construction work. Over the last 12 months, 100% of the 4,078 closures recorded on the M1 were planned roadworks and 2 were unplanned incidents such as collisions or breakdowns; 93% started overnight.
Where does this data come from?
Live M1 closures come from the National Highways road closure feed for England's motorways and major A roads and from Traffic Wales, checked every five minutes. Closure history is built from that feed's archive. Collision figures come from the Department for Transport's STATS19 road safety data, which is published once a year, so recent crashes appear here as live incidents long before they reach the official statistics.