A1 closed

Road closure on the A1 on Friday 23 October 2026, from 03:41. Cleared at 05:40 after 1 h 59 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Cleared 05:40 on 23 Oct 2026, after 1 h 59 min

Location

A1

Reported as

Road closed

Lanes

Road closed

Sources

TomTom ×3

Timeline

1. 03:41 TomTom: road closed
2. 03:54 TomTom no longer reports it
3. 03:54 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. 03:59 TomTom: road closed
5. 04:40 TomTom no longer reports it
6. 04:40 All clear: no source reports it any more
7. 04:45 TomTom: road closed
8. 04:58 TomTom no longer reports it
9. 04:58 All clear: no source reports it any more
10. 05:21 TomTom: road closed (reported again)
11. 05:40 TomTom no longer reports it
12. 05:40 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Closed

Other recent incidents on the A1

• A1 closed02:23 · cleared after 37 min
• A1 closedWed 21:55 · cleared after 6 h 43 min
• A1 closed southboundWed 00:41 · cleared after 4 h 12 min
• A1 closedTue 22:19 · cleared after 1 h 50 min
• A1 crash within the A141 junction northboundTue 14:09 · cleared after 2 h 14 min
• A1 crash J40 northboundTue 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 crash15 Oct 2026 17:07 · cleared after 1 h 28 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.