Live M1 traffic data from National Highways · updated 21:57 Tue 22 Sept 2026
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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 northbound Jct 46 entry slip road closure
Active nowRoadworksNorthbound Road closed
Time now: Tuesday, 22 September 2026, 21:57
21:5422 Sept 2026reported 2 min ago
Location
M1 J46 northbound access
Direction
Northbound
Lanes closed
Carriageway closed
Reason
Road improvement or upgrading
Schedule
20:30 Tue 22 Sept 2026 → 06:00 Wed 23 Sept 2026
⏳Expected to clear in ~8h 02mHA planned end: 06:00 Wed 23 Sept 2026
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M1 northbound Jct 45 to Jct 46 lane 2 and 3 closure (309/0 - 311/4)
Active nowRoadworksNorthbound
Time now: Tuesday, 22 September 2026, 21:57
21:5422 Sept 2026reported 2 min ago
Location
M1 northbound between J45 and J46
Direction
Northbound
Lanes closed
Lane closures
Reason
Road improvement or upgrading
Schedule
20:30 Tue 22 Sept 2026 → 06:00 Wed 23 Sept 2026
⏳Expected to clear in ~8h 02mHA planned end: 06:00 Wed 23 Sept 2026
M1M1 Motorway
M1 northbound Jct 47 entry slip road closure
Active nowRoadworksNorthbound Road closed
Time now: Tuesday, 22 September 2026, 21:57
21:5422 Sept 2026reported 2 min ago
Location
M1 J47 northbound access
Direction
Northbound
Lanes closed
Carriageway closed
Reason
Road improvement or upgrading
Schedule
20:30 Tue 22 Sept 2026 → 06:00 Wed 23 Sept 2026
⏳Expected to clear in ~8h 02mHA planned end: 06:00 Wed 23 Sept 2026
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Updated 21:57 Tue 22 Sept 2026
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M1 Motorway Traffic Reports
Our M1 traffic reports cover the whole of the M1 motorway, from north London to Leeds. Each report shows where the problem is, which direction and junctions it affects, when National Highways last updated it and, where they give one, when it is expected to clear.
How to find the latest M1 traffic news
Our live M1 feed updates throughout the day with the latest reports on delays, roadworks, accidents, closures and congestion along the M1 motorway. Search by junction number and direction — northbound or southbound — to focus on the stretch you’re travelling, whether that’s the M25 interchange at Junction 6a, the M6 and A14 at Junction 19, or the approach to Leeds. A quick check before you leave can save you sitting in avoidable traffic.
M1traffic.co.uk is dedicated to the latest M1 traffic news, checked every five minutes, 24 hours a day. The M1 meets the M25 at Junction 6a — see M25 Traffic, and Traffic News England for traffic news across all of England.M1traffic.co.uk is dedicated to the latest M1 traffic news, checked every five minutes, 24 hours a day. The M1 meets the M25 at Junction 6a — see M25 Traffic, and Traffic News England for traffic news across all of England.
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