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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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Lane 1,2 closure southbound
02:10 (2:10am)28 Oct 2026reported just now
- Location
- M1 southbound between J22 and J21A
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 20:10 (8:10pm) Tue 27 Oct 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Wed 28 Oct 2026
M1 southbound Jct 28 entry slip road closure
02:10 (2:10am)28 Oct 2026reported just now
- Location
- M1 J28 southbound access
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Carriageway closed
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 20:22 (8:22pm) Tue 27 Oct 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Wed 28 Oct 2026
M1 southbound Jct 12 Toddington entry slip road closure
02:10 (2:10am)28 Oct 2026reported just now
- Location
- M1 J12 southbound access
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Carriageway closed
- Reason
- Other
- Schedule
- 21:09 (9:09pm) Tue 27 Oct 2026 → 05:00 (5am) Wed 28 Oct 2026
M1 southbound Jct 34 entry slip road lane 1 closure
02:10 (2:10am)28 Oct 2026reported just now
- Location
- M1 J34 southbound access
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Slip road closed
- Reason
- Other
- Schedule
- 20:08 (8:08pm) Tue 27 Oct 2026 → 05:00 (5am) Wed 28 Oct 2026
M1 southbound Jct 35a entry slip road closure
02:10 (2:10am)28 Oct 2026reported just now
- Location
- M1 J35A southbound access
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Carriageway closed
- Reason
- Other
- Schedule
- 20:16 (8:16pm) Tue 27 Oct 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Wed 28 Oct 2026
Hard shoulder closure southbound
02:10 (2:10am)28 Oct 2026reported just now
- Location
- M1 southbound between J22 and J21A
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Hard shoulder closed
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 09:00 (9am) Sun 30 Nov 2025 → 09:00 (9am) Mon 30 Nov 2026
Lane 3,4 closure northbound
02:10 (2:10am)28 Oct 2026reported just now
- Location
- M1 northbound between J23A and J24
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Repair work
- Schedule
- 20:15 (8:15pm) Tue 27 Oct 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Wed 28 Oct 2026
M1 southbound Approach to Jct 9 lane 4,3,2 closure (MP 46/5 to 45/7)
02:10 (2:10am)28 Oct 2026reported just now
- Location
- M1 southbound between J10 and J9
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Construction work
- Schedule
- 22:28 (10:28pm) Tue 27 Oct 2026 → 05:00 (5am) Wed 28 Oct 2026
M1 southbound within J10
02:01 (2:01am)28 Oct 2026set 10 min ago✓ Checked by us 02:12 (2:12am)
Speed Signals · 2 signals
fast slip from A1081 westbound to M1 J10 southbound
02:01 (2:01am)28 Oct 2026set 10 min ago✓ Checked by us 02:12 (2:12am)
Speed Signals · 3 signals
Updated 02:12 (2:12am) Wed 28 Oct 2026
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M1 Motorway Traffic Reports
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