A1(M) closed J42–J41 southbound

Road closure on the A1(M) southbound at J42–J41 on Saturday 24 October 2026, from 17:03. Cleared at 20:41 after 28 h 38 min. Timeline of reports from National Highways.

Status

Cleared 20:41 on 25 Oct 2026, after 28 h 38 min

Location

A1(M) southbound · J42–J41

Reported as

Road closed · cause not reported yet

Lanes

Road closed

Sources

National Highways ×9

Timeline

1. Sat 17:03 National Highways: road closed
2. Sat 17:03 National Highways: road closed
3. Sat 17:03 National Highways: road closed
4. Sat 17:16 National Highways: road closed
5. Sat 17:16 National Highways: road closed
6. Sat 17:16 National Highways: road closed
7. Sat 18:25 National Highways: road reopened
8. Sun 07:08 National Highways: road reopened
9. Sun 07:08 National Highways: road reopened
10. Sun 11:32 National Highways: road closed
11. Sun 11:48 National Highways: road reopened
12. Sun 11:58 National Highways: road closed
13. Sun 12:08 National Highways: road closed (reported again)
14. Sun 16:18 National Highways: road reopened
15. Sun 17:10 National Highways: road reopened
16. Sun 17:10 All clear: no source reports it any more
17. Sun 20:41 National Highways: road reopened
18. Sun 20:41 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• A1(M) southbound between J42 and J41

Other recent incidents on the A1(M)

• A1(M) delaysSun 13:25 · cleared after 37 min
• A1(M) crash J34–J35 northboundFri 20:18 · cleared after 1 h 16 min
• A1(M) crash J46–J45 southboundFri 18:50 · cleared after 43 min
• A1(M) stopped trafficFri 13:58 · cleared after 2 h 6 min
• A1(M) crash J45 southboundFri 13:11 · cleared after 8 h 53 min
• A1(M) reported crash J52–J51 southboundThu 21:16 · cleared after 25 min
• A1(M) crash J44–J43 southboundThu 15:37 · cleared after 3 h 50 min
• A1(M) reported crash J48 northboundThu 15:17 · cleared after 1 h 39 min
• A1(M) crash J52–J51 northboundThu 12:55 · cleared after 3 h 31 min
• A1(M) closed J6–J4Thu 04:03 · cleared after 30 min

Live traffic and past incidents at A1(M) J42 and A1(M) J41.

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