Live M1 Traffic Delays Now
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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28 matching items - showing 1-10 of 28 total available news items
Hard shoulder closure southbound
23:2321 Sept 2026reported 9 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 12 Toddington exit slip road closure
23:2321 Sept 2026reported 9 min ago
- Location
- M1 J12 northbound exit
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Carriageway closed
- Reason
- Other
- Schedule
- 21:00 Mon 21 Sept 2026 → 05:00 Tue 22 Sept 2026
M1 southbound Jct 31 exit slip road lane 1 closure
23:2321 Sept 2026reported 9 min ago
- Location
- M1 J31 southbound exit
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Slip road closed
- Reason
- Other
- Schedule
- 20:00 Mon 21 Sept 2026 → 05:00 Tue 22 Sept 2026
M1 northbound Jct 29a entry slip road closure
23:2321 Sept 2026reported 9 min ago
- Location
- M1 J29a northbound access
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Carriageway closed
- Reason
- Construction work
- Schedule
- 20:00 Mon 21 Sept 2026 → 06:00 Tue 22 Sept 2026
M1 northbound Jct 45 to Jct 46 lane 2 and 3 closure (309/0 - 311/4)
23:2321 Sept 2026reported 9 min ago
- Location
- M1 northbound between J45 and J46
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Road improvement or upgrading
- Schedule
- 20:30 Mon 21 Sept 2026 → 06:00 Tue 22 Sept 2026
M1 northbound Jct 47 entry slip road closure
23:2321 Sept 2026reported 9 min ago
- Location
- M1 J47 northbound access
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Carriageway closed
- Reason
- Road improvement or upgrading
- Schedule
- 20:30 Mon 21 Sept 2026 → 06:00 Tue 22 Sept 2026
M1 northbound Jct 46 entry slip road closure
23:2321 Sept 2026reported 9 min ago
- Location
- M1 J46 northbound access
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Carriageway closed
- Reason
- Road improvement or upgrading
- Schedule
- 20:30 Mon 21 Sept 2026 → 06:00 Tue 22 Sept 2026
M6 to M1 southbound link road closure
23:2321 Sept 2026reported 9 min ago
- Location
- link road from M6 southbound to M1 J19 southbound
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Carriageway closed
- Reason
- Road improvement or upgrading
- Schedule
- 20:00 Mon 21 Sept 2026 → 06:00 Tue 22 Sept 2026
M1 northbound Jct 23A to Jct 24 carriageway closure
23:2321 Sept 2026reported 9 min ago
- Location
- M1 northbound between J23 and J23A
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Carriageway closed
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 20:00 Mon 21 Sept 2026 → 06:00 Tue 22 Sept 2026
Lane 1,2 closure southbound
23:2321 Sept 2026reported 9 min ago
- Location
- M1 southbound between J27 and J26
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Tree and vegetation cutting work
- Schedule
- 20:47 Mon 21 Sept 2026 → 06:00 Tue 22 Sept 2026
Updated 23:32 Mon 21 Sept 2026
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M1 Motorway Traffic Reports
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