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These are the latest M1 traffic news updates from National Highways — live reports of accidents, closures, lane closures, roadworks and delays on the M1 motorway, checked every five minutes, day and night.
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M1 southbound Approach to Jct 9 lane 1 closure (MP 46/5 to 45/7)
23:485 Oct 2026reported 13 min ago
- Location
- M1 southbound between J10 and J9
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Construction work
- Schedule
- 23:00 Mon 5 Oct 2026 → 05:00 Tue 6 Oct 2026
M1 southbound Jct 9 to Jct 8 carriageway closure
23:485 Oct 2026reported 13 min ago
- Location
- M1 southbound within J9
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Carriageway closed
- Reason
- Construction work
- Schedule
- 23:00 Mon 5 Oct 2026 → 05:00 Tue 6 Oct 2026
M1 northbound Trowell Service exit slip road closure
23:485 Oct 2026reported 13 min ago
- Location
- M1 northbound at the Trowell services slip road between J25 and J26
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Carriageway closed
- Reason
- Roadworks
- Schedule
- 20:50 Mon 5 Oct 2026 → 06:00 Tue 6 Oct 2026
M1 northbound Jct 26 exit slip road closure
23:485 Oct 2026reported 13 min ago
- Location
- M1 J26 northbound exit
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Carriageway closed
- Reason
- Roadworks
- Schedule
- 20:50 Mon 5 Oct 2026 → 06:00 Tue 6 Oct 2026
Lane 2,3,4 closure northbound
23:485 Oct 2026reported 13 min ago
- Location
- M1 northbound between J24A and J25
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Roadworks
- Schedule
- 20:50 Mon 5 Oct 2026 → 06:00 Tue 6 Oct 2026
M1 northbound Jct 25 entry slip road closure
23:485 Oct 2026reported 13 min ago
- Location
- M1 J25 northbound access
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Carriageway closed
- Reason
- Roadworks
- Schedule
- 20:50 Mon 5 Oct 2026 → 06:00 Tue 6 Oct 2026
M1 northbound Trowell Service entry slip road closure
23:485 Oct 2026reported 13 min ago
- Location
- M1 northbound at the Trowell services slip road between J25 and J26
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Carriageway closed
- Reason
- Roadworks
- Schedule
- 20:50 Mon 5 Oct 2026 → 06:00 Tue 6 Oct 2026
Hard shoulder closure southbound
23:485 Oct 2026reported 13 min ago
- Location
- M1 southbound between J22 and J21A
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Hard shoulder closed
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 09:00 Sun 30 Nov 2025 → 09:00 Mon 30 Nov 2026
M1 northbound Jct 29A exit slip road closure
23:485 Oct 2026reported 13 min ago
- Location
- M1 J29a northbound exit
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Carriageway closed
- Reason
- Tree and vegetation cutting work
- Schedule
- 20:30 Mon 5 Oct 2026 → 06:00 Tue 6 Oct 2026
Lane 1,2 closure northbound
23:485 Oct 2026reported 13 min ago
- Location
- M1 northbound between J18 and J19
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 20:00 Mon 5 Oct 2026 → 06:00 Tue 6 Oct 2026
Updated 00:02 Tue 6 Oct 2026
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M1 Motorway Traffic Reports
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