M1 Junction 46: Austhorpe (A63, A6120)
Junction 46 at Austhorpe links the M1 to the A63 and the A6120 Leeds ring road, with Garforth just over a mile east and Colton beside it. Leeds Skelton Lake Services is about two and a half miles south-west. Garforth station is about a mile and a half east.
Garforth and Colton residents, and the shoppers and office workers at Thorpe Park Leeds, use this junction.
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M1 Junction 46 Now: Accidents, Incidents and Roadworks
Live traffic news at M1 Junction 46
Incidents and roadworks between Junction 45 and Junction 47 that we are aware of.
M1 northbound Jct 44 to Jct 46 Lane 2 and 3 closure (303/2 311/4)
21:50 (9:50pm)21 Oct 2026reported 6 min ago
- Location
- M1 northbound between J43 and J44
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Tree and vegetation cutting work
- Schedule
- 20:00 (8pm) Wed 21 Oct 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Thu 22 Oct 2026
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Updated 21:57 (9:57pm) Wed 21 Oct 2026
Live Traffic Speeds at M1 Junction 46
The speed strip below shows the M1 around this junction, both directions, from National Highways’ live data, checked every five minutes.
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M1 J46 in Our Records
No accidents, breakdowns or obstructions at J46 have reached us in the last 13 days. In both directions, traffic has been running faster than its typical speed, even at the slowest times of day.
Average speed by hour of day at J46
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Incidents per week at J46
Built from our own records of National Highways’ live data for the M1 either side of J46: speeds from 13 days of five-minute readings, incidents from the last 13 days (we started recording incidents on 09/10/2026). Each incident is counted once. Updated every five minutes.
- Junction M1 J46, Austhorpe
- Roads at this junction A63, A6120
- Nearest town Garforth, 1.2 miles east
- Junction before J45, East Leeds Link Interchange, about 2.3 miles in a straight line
- Junction after J47, Parlington, about 2.6 miles in a straight line
Around M1 Junction 46: Austhorpe: Towns and Places on the Map
| Place | What it is | From the junction |
|---|---|---|
| Go Ape - Treetop Adventure | Attraction | About 1.5 miles west |
| Garforth | Railway station | About 1.5 miles east |
| Leeds Skelton Lake Services | Shopping | About 2.5 miles south-west |
| Seacroft Green Shopping Centre | Shopping | About 2.5 miles north-west |
| Micklefield | Railway station | About 4 miles east |
| Thackray Medical Museum | Attraction | About 4 miles west |
| Royal Armouries | Attraction | About 4.5 miles west |
| Lotherton Hall | Attraction | About 4.5 miles north-east |
