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0Accidentsnone in National Highways’ incident data — but the overhead signs show M1 J46-J48 CLOSED — see the signs2Roadworks activelive on the M1 right now — see details36Plannedscheduled on the M1 — see details

Live M1 traffic data from National Highways · updated 03:27 Fri 11 Sept 2026

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Road closed — on the overhead signs now

National Highways’ overhead signs are showing a road closure, as at 03:27 Fri 11 Sept 2026.

  • M1 J46-J48 CLOSED

    On the signs now Road closed
    Time now: Friday, 11 September 2026, 03:27

    03:1611 Sept 2026set 10 min ago✓ Checked by us 03:27

    M1 J46-J48
    CLOSED

    Overhead sign

    On 3 signs on the M1, including M1 northbound within J44.

    We check these overhead signs at least every five minutes, but we can't guarantee a sign is still current if an incident or issue has been cleared and the sign has not been updated yet.
  • M1 CLOSED J6 TO J8

    On the signs now Road closed
    Time now: Friday, 11 September 2026, 03:27

    02:4311 Sept 2026set 43 min ago✓ Checked by us 03:27

    M1 CLOSED
    J6 TO J8

    Overhead sign

    On 3 signs on the M25, including M25 anti-clockwise between J24 and J23. On the signs since at least 22:32 Thu 10 Sept 2026.

    We check these overhead signs at least every five minutes, but we can't guarantee a sign is still current if an incident or issue has been cleared and the sign has not been updated yet.
  • M1 CLOSED AFTER J46

    On the signs now Road closed
    Time now: Friday, 11 September 2026, 03:27

    02:4011 Sept 2026set 46 min ago✓ Checked by us 03:27

    M1 CLOSED
    AFTER J46

    Overhead sign

    On 15 signs on the M1 and M62, including M1 northbound between J40 and J41. On the signs since at least 21:56 Thu 10 Sept 2026.

    We check these overhead signs at least every five minutes, but we can't guarantee a sign is still current if an incident or issue has been cleared and the sign has not been updated yet.

See all the M1 overhead signs →

Latest accident or incident on the M1

The most recent accident or incident on the M1 that we are aware of.

No accident is listed in National Highways’ incident data for the M1 right now, but the overhead signs are showing: M1 J46-J48 CLOSED. See the overhead signs.

Latest active roadworks on the M1

Roadworks live on the M1 right now.

  • M1 northbound Jct 10 to Jct 11 hard shoulder closure (MP 49/4 to 49/6)

    Active nowRoadworksNorthbound
    Time now: Friday, 11 September 2026, 03:27

    03:2411 Sept 2026reported 2 min ago

    Location
    M1 northbound within J10
    Direction
    Northbound
    Lanes closed
    Hard shoulder closed
    Reason
    Construction work
    Schedule
    02:35 Thu 23 July 2026 → 05:00 Sat 24 Oct 2026
    Long-term works - HA planned end: 05:00 Sat 24 Oct 2026.
  • + 1 more active roadworks - search all M1 traffic news →

    Latest planned roadworks on the M1

    The next planned roadworks scheduled on the M1.

  • M1 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 Exit Slip road Lane 3,2 closure

    PlannedRoadworksSouthbound Slip road closed
    Time now: Friday, 11 September 2026, 03:27

    03:2411 Sept 2026reported 2 min ago

    Location
    M1 southbound between J6 and J5
    Direction
    Southbound
    Lanes closed
    Slip road closed
    Reason
    Roadworks
    Schedule
    23:00 Fri 11 Sept 2026 → 06:00 Sat 12 Sept 2026

    Forecast - not confirmed

    🚧HA scheduled: 23:00 Fri 11 Sept 202606:00 Sat 12 Sept 2026 starts in about 20 hours · lasts ~7h 00m
  • + 35 more planned roadworks - search all M1 traffic news →

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    Updated 03:27 Fri 11 Sept 2026

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    About the M1 motorway

    The M1 is one of the UK’s busiest motorways, running around 194 miles from London in the south to Leeds in the north. It links major towns and cities including Luton, Milton Keynes, Northampton, Leicester, Nottingham, Derby, Sheffield and Wakefield, and connects with the M25, M6, M42, M69, M18 and M62. With heavy commuter, freight and holiday traffic across its 48 junctions, delays, roadworks and incidents are common — so it pays to check the latest M1 traffic news before you set off.

    M1 Traffic gathers the newest M1 traffic reports and updates in one simple, mobile-friendly place, refreshed throughout the day, so you can plan your route and avoid the worst of the queues.

    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.