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5Accidentsreported on the M1 — see details18Roadworks activelive on the M1 right now — see details22Plannedscheduled on the M1 — see details

Live M1 traffic data from National Highways · updated 23:47 Tue 15 Sept 2026

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Latest accident or incident on the M1

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

  • laneClosures

    Active nowUpdateNorthbound
    Time now: Tuesday, 15 September 2026, 23:47

    23:4315 Sept 2026reported 3 min ago

    Location
    M1 northbound at the Trowell services between J25 and J26
    Direction
    Northbound
    Lanes closed
    Lane closures
    Reason
    Road or carriageway or lane management
    Schedule
    23:32 Tue 15 Sept 2026 → 23:47 Tue 15 Sept 2026
    Expected to clear in ~1m HA planned end: 23:47 Tue 15 Sept 2026
  • Latest active roadworks on the M1

    Roadworks live on the M1 right now.

  • M1 southbound Jct 35a to Jct 34 lane 1 and 2 closure (268/2 to 261/7)

    Active nowRoadworksSouthbound
    Time now: Tuesday, 15 September 2026, 23:47

    23:3915 Sept 2026reported 7 min ago

    Location
    M1 southbound between J35 and J34
    Direction
    Southbound
    Lanes closed
    Lane closures
    Reason
    Tree and vegetation cutting work
    Schedule
    20:00 Tue 15 Sept 2026 → 06:00 Wed 16 Sept 2026
    Expected to clear in ~6h 12m HA planned end: 06:00 Wed 16 Sept 2026
  • + 17 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 34 to Jct 33 lane 1 and 2 closure (259/3 to 257/9)

    PlannedRoadworksSouthbound
    Time now: Tuesday, 15 September 2026, 23:47

    23:3915 Sept 2026reported 7 min ago

    Location
    M1 southbound between J34 and J33
    Direction
    Southbound
    Lanes closed
    Lane closures
    Reason
    Tree and vegetation cutting work
    Schedule
    20:00 Tue 15 Sept 2026 → 06:00 Wed 16 Sept 2026

    Forecast - not confirmed

    🚧HA scheduled: 20:00 Tue 15 Sept 202606:00 Wed 16 Sept 2026 underway until 06:00 Wed 16 Sept 2026
  • + 21 more planned roadworks - search all M1 traffic news →

    Road closed — on the overhead signs now

    National Highways’ overhead signs are showing a road closure, as at 23:47 Tue 15 Sept 2026. 7 other serious messages are on the signs - see them all below.

    • M1 CLOSED J46-J48 A1(M) CLOSED A63

      On the signs now Road closed
      Time now: Tuesday, 15 September 2026, 23:47

      23:2615 Sept 2026set 20 min ago✓ Checked by us 23:47

      M1 CLOSED J46-J48
      A1(M) CLOSED A63

      Overhead Message

      WhereM1 northbound, J34 to J45 · on 28 signs
      Also onAlso showing on M62 and A1M signs
      SinceOn the signs since at least 20:46 Tue 15 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. Signs and news can each carry something the other does not - check both before you travel.

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    Updated 23:47 Tue 15 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.