Live incidentLane closureNational Highways
M1 northbound lane closure between J8 and J9, live incident, started Mon 5 Oct, 11:54
- Road
- M1
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J8 to J9
- Started
- Mon 5 Oct, 11:54
- Category
- Incident
M1 southbound lane closure between J17 and J16, 29 Sep 2026
Cleared
This incident on the M1 has cleared. It started at 08:31 on Tue 29 Sep and cleared at 09:00 on Tue 29 Sep.
Last updated by National Highways at 08:37 on Tuesday 29 September 2026.
Closure details and map
- Status
- Cleared
- Closure type
- Lane closure
- Category
- Incident
- Road
- M1
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J17 to J16
- Location
- M1 southbound at the Watford Gap services between J17 and J16
- Lanes
- 1 of 4 lanes closed
- Started
- 08:31 on Tuesday 29 September 2026
- Cleared
- 09:00 on Tuesday 29 September 2026
- Source
- National Highways
- Last updated by the source
- 08:37 on Tuesday 29 September 2026
Map of the M1 southbound lane closure between J17 and J16
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- Cleared
Other M1 closures and crash records
7 other closures are in force on the M1 right now, and 127 more are planned in the next 7 days.
The M1 accident statistics from 1979 to 2025 record 40,463 collisions on the road, 939 of them fatal.
- Live incidentLane closureNational Highways
M1 northbound lane closure between J8 and J9, live incident, started Mon 5 Oct, 11:53
- Road
- M1
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J8 to J9
- Started
- Mon 5 Oct, 11:53
- Category
- Incident
- Live incidentLane closureNational Highways
M1 northbound lane closure between J12 and J13, live incident, started Sun 4 Oct, 13:01
- Road
- M1
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J12 to J13
- Started
- Sun 4 Oct, 13:01
- Category
- Incident
- Active roadworksMobile lane closureNational Highways
M1 mobile lane closure in both directions between J10 and J6A, active roadworks, started Mon 5 Oct, 09:30
- Road
- M1
- Direction
- Both directions
- Junctions
- J10 to J6A
- Started
- Mon 5 Oct, 09:30
- Expected to clear
- Mon 5 Oct, 15:30
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Active roadworksHard shoulder closureNational Highways
M1 northbound hard shoulder closure at J44, active roadworks, started Sat 3 Oct, 06:00
- Road
- M1
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J44
- Started
- Sat 3 Oct, 06:00
- Expected to clear
- Mon 9 Nov, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Active roadworksHard shoulder closureNational Highways
M1 northbound hard shoulder closure between J10 and J11, active roadworks, started Thu 23 Jul, 02:35
- Road
- M1
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J10 to J11
- Started
- Thu 23 Jul, 02:35
- Expected to clear
- Sat 24 Oct, 05:00
- Category
- Construction Work