Live incidentLane closureNational Highways
M1 northbound lane closure between J10 and J11, live incident, started Tue 29 Sep, 06:49
- Road
- M1
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J10 to J11
- Started
- Tue 29 Sep, 06:49
- Category
- Incident
M1 closures today: traffic accidents, incidents and roadworks
The M1 has 4 live incident closures right now. 5 roadworks closures are also in force.
110 closures are planned in the next 7 days, the first starting at 20:00 on Tue 29 Sep.
Closure data as of 07:20 on Tuesday 29 September 2026, checked every 5 minutes.
Map of M1 closures
The map shows 9 closures in force now, 110 planned in the next 7 days and 12 cleared most recently.
Map of closures on the M1
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- Live incident
- Active roadworks
- Planned
- Cleared
Live accidents and incidents on the M1
- Live incidentLane closureNational Highways
M1 northbound lane closure between J8 and J9, live incident, started Tue 29 Sep, 06:12
- Road
- M1
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J8 to J9
- Started
- Tue 29 Sep, 06:12
- Category
- Incident
- Live incidentLane closureNational Highways
M1 northbound lane closure between J24A and J25, live incident, started Tue 29 Sep, 02:57
- Road
- M1
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J24A to J25
- Started
- Tue 29 Sep, 02:57
- Category
- Incident
- Live incidentLane closureNational Highways
M1 southbound lane closure between J13 and J12, live incident, started Mon 28 Sep, 08:33
- Road
- M1
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J13 to J12
- Started
- Mon 28 Sep, 08:33
- Category
- Incident
M1 roadworks in force now
5 roadworks closures are in force on the M1, most recently started first.
- Active roadworksLink road closureNational Highways
M6 southbound link road closure at J1, active roadworks, started Tue 29 Sep, 06:00
- Road
- M6 and M1
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J1
- Started
- Tue 29 Sep, 06:00
- Expected to clear
- Tue 29 Sep, 20:00
- Category
- Construction Work
- Active roadworksLink road closureNational Highways
M6 southbound link road closure at J19, active roadworks, started Tue 29 Sep, 06:00
- Road
- M6 and M1
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J19
- Started
- Tue 29 Sep, 06:00
- Expected to clear
- Tue 29 Sep, 20:00
- Category
- Construction Work
- Active roadworksLane closureNational Highways
M1 northbound lane closure between J47 and J48, active roadworks, started Mon 27 Jul, 10:00
- Road
- M1 and A1(M)
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J47 to J48
- Started
- Mon 27 Jul, 10:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 30 Sep, 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
- Active roadworksHard shoulder closureNational Highways
M1 southbound hard shoulder closure between J22 and J21A, active roadworks, started Sun 30 Nov 2025, 09:00
- Road
- M1
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J22 to J21A
- Started
- Sun 30 Nov 2025, 09:00
- Expected to clear
- Mon 30 Nov, 09:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
M1 closures planned this week
110 closures are planned in the next 7 days, grouped by the day they start. 109 more are booked for the week after.
Tuesday 29 September 2026
19 closures
- PlannedHard shoulder closureNational Highways
M1 northbound hard shoulder closure between J25 and J26, planned, starts Tue 29 Sep, 20:00
- Road
- M1
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J25 to J26
- Starts
- Tue 29 Sep, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 30 Sep, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedExit slip road closureNational Highways
M1 northbound exit slip road closure at J26, planned, starts Tue 29 Sep, 20:00
- Road
- M1
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J26
- Starts
- Tue 29 Sep, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 30 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Authority Operation
- PlannedLane closureNational Highways
M1 northbound lane closure between J44 and J45, planned, starts Tue 29 Sep, 20:00
- Road
- M1
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J44 to J45
- Starts
- Tue 29 Sep, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 30 Sep, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedExit slip road closureNational Highways
M1 northbound exit slip road closure at J45, planned, starts Tue 29 Sep, 20:00
- Road
- M1
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J45
- Starts
- Tue 29 Sep, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 30 Sep, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedLane closureNational Highways
M1 southbound lane closure between J17 and J16, planned, starts Tue 29 Sep, 20:00
- Road
- M1
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J17 to J16
- Starts
- Tue 29 Sep, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 30 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedLane closureNational Highways
M1 southbound lane closure between J22 and J21A, planned, starts Tue 29 Sep, 20:00
- Road
- M1
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J22 to J21A
- Starts
- Tue 29 Sep, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 30 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedEntry slip road closureNational Highways
M1 southbound entry slip road closure at J23, planned, starts Tue 29 Sep, 20:00
- Road
- M1
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J23
- Starts
- Tue 29 Sep, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 30 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedLane closureNational Highways
M1 southbound lane closure between J23A and J23, planned, starts Tue 29 Sep, 20:00
- Road
- M1
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J23A to J23
- Starts
- Tue 29 Sep, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 30 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedExit slip road closureNational Highways
M1 southbound exit slip road closure at J26, planned, starts Tue 29 Sep, 20:00
- Road
- M1
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J26
- Starts
- Tue 29 Sep, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 30 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Authority Operation
- PlannedExit slip road closureNational Highways
M1 southbound exit slip road closure at J30, planned, starts Tue 29 Sep, 20:00
- Road
- M1
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J30
- Starts
- Tue 29 Sep, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 30 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedLink road closureNational Highways
M6 southbound link road closure at J19, planned, starts Tue 29 Sep, 20:00
- Road
- M6 and M1
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J19
- Starts
- Tue 29 Sep, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 30 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Construction Work
- PlannedLane closureNational Highways
M1 northbound lane closure between J47 and J48, planned, starts Tue 29 Sep, 20:30
- Road
- M1
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J47 to J48
- Starts
- Tue 29 Sep, 20:30
- Expected to clear
- Wed 30 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Construction Work
- PlannedExit slip road closureNational Highways
M1 northbound exit slip road closure at J12, planned, starts Tue 29 Sep, 21:00
- Road
- M1
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J12
- Starts
- Tue 29 Sep, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 30 Sep, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedLane closureNational Highways
M1 southbound lane closure between J38 and J37, planned, starts Tue 29 Sep, 21:00
- Road
- M1
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J38 to J37
- Starts
- Tue 29 Sep, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 30 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedEntry slip road closureNational Highways
M1 northbound entry slip road closure at J10, planned, starts Tue 29 Sep, 22:00
- Road
- M1
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J10
- Starts
- Tue 29 Sep, 22:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 30 Sep, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedExit slip road closureNational Highways
M1 northbound exit slip road closure at J10, planned, starts Tue 29 Sep, 22:00
- Road
- M1
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J10
- Starts
- Tue 29 Sep, 22:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 30 Sep, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedLane closureNational Highways
M1 southbound lane closure between J15 and J14, planned, starts Tue 29 Sep, 22:00
- Road
- M1
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J15 to J14
- Starts
- Tue 29 Sep, 22:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 30 Sep, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedLane closureNational Highways
M1 southbound lane closure between J9 and J8, planned, starts Tue 29 Sep, 22:00
- Road
- M1
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J9 to J8
- Starts
- Tue 29 Sep, 22:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 30 Sep, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedExit slip road closureNational Highways
M1 southbound exit slip road closure at J33, planned, starts Tue 29 Sep, 23:00
- Road
- M1
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J33
- Starts
- Tue 29 Sep, 23:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 30 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
Wednesday 30 September 2026
27 closures
- M6 southbound link road closure at J1Link road closure, 06:00 to 20:00
- M6 southbound link road closure at J19Link road closure, 06:00 to 20:00
- M1 southbound hard shoulder closure between J8 and J6AHard shoulder closure, 09:30 to 15:30
- M1 northbound exit slip road closure at J26Exit slip road closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Thu 1 Oct
- M1 southbound lane closure between J17 and J16Lane closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Thu 1 Oct
- M1 southbound lane closure between J22 and J21ALane closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Thu 1 Oct
- M1 southbound entry slip road closure at J23Entry slip road closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Thu 1 Oct
- M1 southbound lane closure between J23A and J23Lane closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Thu 1 Oct
- M1 southbound exit slip road closure at J26Exit slip road closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Thu 1 Oct
- M1 southbound entry slip road closure at J29Entry slip road closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Thu 1 Oct
- M1 southbound lane closure between J29 and J28Lane closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Thu 1 Oct
- M1 southbound entry slip road closure at J30Entry slip road closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Thu 1 Oct
- M1 southbound exit slip road closure at J30Exit slip road closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Thu 1 Oct
- M1 southbound entry slip road closure at J33Entry slip road closure, 20:00 to 05:00 on Thu 1 Oct
- M1 southbound lane closure at J33Lane closure, 20:00 to 05:00 on Thu 1 Oct
- M1 southbound entry slip road closure between J40 and J39Entry slip road closure, 20:00 to 05:00 on Thu 1 Oct
- M1 southbound lane closure between J40 and J39Lane closure, 20:00 to 05:00 on Thu 1 Oct
- M6 southbound link road closure at J19Link road closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Thu 1 Oct
- M1 northbound lane closure between J47 and J48Lane closure, 20:30 to 06:00 on Thu 1 Oct
- M1 northbound exit slip road closure at J12Exit slip road closure, 21:00 to 05:00 on Thu 1 Oct
- M1 southbound lane closure between J38 and J37Lane closure, 21:00 to 06:00 on Thu 1 Oct
- M1 northbound entry slip road closure at J10Entry slip road closure, 22:00 to 05:00 on Thu 1 Oct
- M1 northbound exit slip road closure at J10Exit slip road closure, 22:00 to 05:00 on Thu 1 Oct
- M1 northbound lane closure between J8 and J9Lane closure, 22:00 to 05:00 on Thu 1 Oct
- M1 southbound lane closure between J15 and J14Lane closure, 22:00 to 05:00 on Thu 1 Oct
- M1 southbound lane closure between J5 and J4Lane closure, 22:00 to 05:30 on Thu 1 Oct
- M1 southbound lane closure between J9 and J7Lane closure, 22:00 to 05:00 on Thu 1 Oct
Thursday 1 October 2026
21 closures
- M6 southbound link road closure at J1Link road closure, 06:00 to 20:00
- M6 southbound link road closure at J19Link road closure, 06:00 to 20:00
- M1 southbound hard shoulder closure between J8 and J6AHard shoulder closure, 09:30 to 15:30
- M1 northbound exit slip road closure at J26Exit slip road closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Fri 2 Oct
- M1 northbound entry slip road closure at J29Entry slip road closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Fri 2 Oct
- M1 northbound lane closure between J38 and J39Lane closure, 20:00 to 05:00 on Fri 2 Oct
- M1 southbound lane closure between J17 and J16Lane closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Fri 2 Oct
- M1 southbound lane closure between J22 and J21ALane closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Fri 2 Oct
- M1 southbound entry slip road closure at J23Entry slip road closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Fri 2 Oct
- M1 southbound lane closure between J23A and J23Lane closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Fri 2 Oct
- M1 southbound exit slip road closure at J26Exit slip road closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Fri 2 Oct
- M1 southbound entry slip road closure at J30Entry slip road closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Fri 2 Oct
- M1 southbound exit slip road closure at J46Exit slip road closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Fri 2 Oct
- M6 southbound link road closure at J19Link road closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Fri 2 Oct
- M1 northbound exit slip road closure at J12Exit slip road closure, 21:00 to 05:00 on Fri 2 Oct
- M1 northbound exit slip road closure at J40Exit slip road closure, 21:00 to 05:00 on Fri 2 Oct
- M1 southbound lane closure between J38 and J37Lane closure, 21:00 to 06:00 on Fri 2 Oct
- M1 northbound entry slip road closure at J10Entry slip road closure, 22:00 to 05:00 on Fri 2 Oct
- M1 northbound exit slip road closure at J10Exit slip road closure, 22:00 to 05:00 on Fri 2 Oct
- M1 southbound hard shoulder closure between J11A and J10Hard shoulder closure, 22:00 to 05:00 on Fri 2 Oct
- M1 southbound hard shoulder closure between J15 and J14Hard shoulder closure, 22:00 to 05:00 on Fri 2 Oct
Friday 2 October 2026
17 closures
- M6 southbound link road closure at J1Link road closure, 06:00 to 20:00
- M6 southbound link road closure at J19Link road closure, 06:00 to 20:00
- M1 northbound hard shoulder closure between J20 and J21Hard shoulder closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Sat 3 Oct
- M1 northbound lane closure between J24A and J25Lane closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Sat 3 Oct
- M1 northbound exit slip road closure at J26Exit slip road closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Sat 3 Oct
- M1 northbound exit slip road closure at J31Exit slip road closure, 20:00 to 05:00 on Sat 3 Oct
- M1 southbound entry slip road closure at J23Entry slip road closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Sat 3 Oct
- M1 southbound lane closure between J23A and J23Lane closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Sat 3 Oct
- M1 southbound lane closure between J25 and J24ALane closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Sat 3 Oct
- M1 southbound exit slip road closure at J26Exit slip road closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Sat 3 Oct
- M1 southbound exit slip road closure at J29Exit slip road closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Sat 3 Oct
- M1 southbound lane closure between J29 and J28Lane closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Sat 3 Oct
- M6 southbound link road closure at J19Link road closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Sat 3 Oct
- M62 link road closure at J29Link road closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Sat 3 Oct
- M1 northbound exit slip road closure at J12Exit slip road closure, 21:00 to 05:00 on Sat 3 Oct
- M1 southbound lane closure between J38 and J37Lane closure, 21:00 to 06:00 on Sat 3 Oct
- M1 southbound lane closure between J8 and J6ALane closure, 22:00 to 05:00 on Sat 3 Oct
Saturday 3 October 2026
3 closures
Sunday 4 October 2026
1 closure
Monday 5 October 2026
21 closures
- M1 northbound lane closure at J23Lane closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Tue 6 Oct
- M1 northbound lane closure between J29 and J29ALane closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Tue 6 Oct
- M1 northbound entry slip road closure at J29AEntry slip road closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Tue 6 Oct
- M1 northbound exit slip road closure at J29AExit slip road closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Tue 6 Oct
- M1 northbound lane closure between J37 and J38Lane closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Tue 6 Oct
- M1 southbound lane closure between J21 and J20Lane closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Tue 6 Oct
- M1 southbound lane closure at J22Lane closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Tue 6 Oct
- M1 southbound lane closure at J29Lane closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Tue 6 Oct
- M1 southbound lane closure between J38 and J37Lane closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Tue 6 Oct
- M1 southbound entry slip road closure between J41 and J40Entry slip road closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Tue 6 Oct
- M6 southbound link road closure at J19Link road closure, 20:00 to 06:00 on Tue 6 Oct
- M1 northbound exit slip road closure at J12Exit slip road closure, 21:00 to 05:00 on Tue 6 Oct
- M1 southbound lane closure between J10 and J9Lane closure, 21:00 to 05:00 on Tue 6 Oct
- M1 southbound exit slip road closure at J36Exit slip road closure, 21:00 to 06:00 on Tue 6 Oct
- M1 southbound carriageway closure between J37 and J36Carriageway closure, 21:00 to 06:00 on Tue 6 Oct
- M1 southbound entry slip road closure between J37 and J36Entry slip road closure, 21:00 to 06:00 on Tue 6 Oct
- M1 southbound carriageway closure between J9 and J8Carriageway closure, 21:00 to 05:00 on Tue 6 Oct
- M1 northbound lane closure between J1 and J2Lane closure, 22:00 to 05:30 on Tue 6 Oct
- M1 northbound lane closure between J5 and J6Lane closure, 22:00 to 05:00 on Tue 6 Oct
- M1 northbound lane closure between J9 and J10Lane closure, 22:00 to 05:00 on Tue 6 Oct
- M1 southbound lane closure between J15 and J14Lane closure, 22:00 to 05:00 on Tue 6 Oct
Tuesday 6 October 2026
1 closure
Recently cleared M1 closures
These are the 12 most recent of the 230 closures on the M1 that cleared in the last 3 days.
- ClearedExit slip road closureNational Highways
M1 northbound exit slip road closure at J26, cleared Tue 29 Sep, 06:00
- Road
- M1
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J26
- Started
- Mon 28 Sep, 20:00
- Cleared
- Tue 29 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Authority Operation
- ClearedLane closureNational Highways
M1 northbound lane closure between J47 and J48, cleared Tue 29 Sep, 06:00
- Road
- M1
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J47 to J48
- Started
- Mon 28 Sep, 20:30
- Cleared
- Tue 29 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Construction Work
- ClearedLane closureNational Highways
M1 southbound lane closure between J15 and J14, cleared Tue 29 Sep, 06:00
- Road
- M1
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J15 to J14
- Started
- Mon 28 Sep, 20:00
- Cleared
- Tue 29 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- ClearedLane closureNational Highways
M1 southbound lane closure between J17 and J16, cleared Tue 29 Sep, 06:00
- Road
- M1
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J17 to J16
- Started
- Mon 28 Sep, 20:00
- Cleared
- Tue 29 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- ClearedLane closureNational Highways
M1 southbound lane closure between J22 and J21A, cleared Tue 29 Sep, 06:00
- Road
- M1
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J22 to J21A
- Started
- Mon 28 Sep, 20:58
- Cleared
- Tue 29 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- ClearedLane closureNational Highways
M1 southbound lane closure between J23A and J23, cleared Tue 29 Sep, 06:00
- Road
- M1
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J23A to J23
- Started
- Mon 28 Sep, 20:00
- Cleared
- Tue 29 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- ClearedExit slip road closureNational Highways
M1 southbound exit slip road closure at J26, cleared Tue 29 Sep, 06:00
- Road
- M1
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J26
- Started
- Mon 28 Sep, 20:00
- Cleared
- Tue 29 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Authority Operation
- ClearedExit slip road closureNational Highways
M1 southbound exit slip road closure at J33, cleared Tue 29 Sep, 06:00
- Road
- M1
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J33
- Started
- Mon 28 Sep, 20:00
- Cleared
- Tue 29 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- ClearedLink road closureNational Highways
M6 southbound link road closure at J19, cleared Tue 29 Sep, 06:00
- Road
- M6 and M1
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J19
- Started
- Mon 28 Sep, 20:00
- Cleared
- Tue 29 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Construction Work
- ClearedLink road closureNational Highways
M6 southbound link road closure at J19, cleared Tue 29 Sep, 06:00
- Road
- M6 and M1
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J19
- Started
- Mon 28 Sep, 19:51
- Cleared
- Tue 29 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Construction Work
- ClearedLink road closureNational Highways
M6 southbound link road closure at J19, cleared Tue 29 Sep, 05:27
- Road
- M6 and M1
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J19
- Started
- Mon 28 Sep, 19:51
- Cleared
- Tue 29 Sep, 05:27
- Category
- Construction Work
- ClearedLane closureNational Highways
M1 southbound lane closure at J18, cleared Tue 29 Sep, 05:08
- Road
- M1
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J18
- Started
- Tue 29 Sep, 04:58
- Cleared
- Tue 29 Sep, 05:08
- Category
- Incident
M1 closure history and crash statistics
Closures stay on this page for 3 days after they clear, then move to the road closure archive, which lists every cleared closure on motorways and major A roads, newest first.
The M1 accident statistics from 1979 to 2025 record 40,463 collisions on the road, 939 of them fatal.