A1 closed southbound

Road closure on the A1 southbound on Wednesday 21 October 2026, from 00:41. Still reported at 03:05 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 00:41 (2 h 24 min)

Location

A1 southbound

Reported as

Lane closure

At its worst

Road closed

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 00:41 TomTom: road closed
2. 01:09 TomTom no longer reports it
3. 01:09 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. 01:13 TomTom: road closed (reported again)
5. 02:22 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
6. 03:03 TomTom no longer reports it

Source reports

• Closed
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: A1 southbound between B1337 and A19).

Other recent incidents on the A1

• A1 closedyesterday 22:19 · cleared after 1 h 50 min
• A1 crash within the A141 junction northboundyesterday 14:09 · cleared after 2 h 14 min
• A1 crash J40 northboundyesterday 07:27 · cleared after 1 h 9 min
• A1 closedMon 21:58 · cleared after 6 h 34 min
• A1 stopped trafficMon 07:22 · cleared after 2 h
• A1 stopped trafficMon 07:06 · cleared after 2 h 49 min
• A1 crashThu 17:07 · cleared after 1 h 28 min
• A1 stopped traffic northboundThu 12:25 · cleared after 1 h 50 min
• A1 crash Northway Circus southboundThu 07:13 · cleared after 27 min
• A1 closed northbound13 Oct 2026 16:05 · cleared after 2 h 34 min

The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.