A1 closed

Road closure on the A1 on Tuesday 27 October 2026, from 20:51. Cleared at 04:16 after 7 h 25 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Cleared 04:16 on 28 Oct 2026, after 7 h 25 min

Location

A1

Reported as

Road closed

Lanes

Road closed

Sources

TomTom ×2

Timeline

1. Tue 20:51 TomTom: road closed
2. Wed 02:20 TomTom no longer reports it
3. Wed 02:20 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. Wed 02:30 TomTom: road closed
5. Wed 02:50 TomTom no longer reports it
6. Wed 02:50 All clear: no source reports it any more
7. Wed 03:05 TomTom: road closed (reported again)
8. Wed 04:16 TomTom no longer reports it
9. Wed 04:16 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Closed

Other recent incidents on the A1

• A1 stopped trafficFri 16:11 · cleared after 2 h 41 min
• A1 stopped trafficFri 12:37 · cleared after 1 h 51 min
• A1 closedThu 01:23 · cleared after 2 h 41 min
• A1 closedWed 20:25 · cleared after 3 h 37 min
• A1 closedWed 05:06 · cleared after 45 min
• A1 closed27 Oct 2026 03:41 · cleared after 1 h 29 min
• A1 stopped traffic26 Oct 2026 13:35 · cleared after 55 min
• A1 stopped traffic J4026 Oct 2026 11:33 · cleared after 3 h 31 min
• A1 stopped traffic26 Oct 2026 11:00 · cleared after 1 h 59 min
• A1 crash Watford Way southbound26 Oct 2026 05:09 · cleared after 8 h 19 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.