M1 closed J10–J11 northbound (obstruction)

Road closure on the M1 northbound at J10–J11 on Saturday 26 September 2026, from 22:20. Cleared at 18:23 after 380 h 4 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 18:23 on 12 Oct 2026, after 380 h 4 min

Location

M1 northbound · J10–J11

Reported as

Obstruction or hazard

Lanes

Road closed

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Sat 22:20 TomTom: road closed
2. Sat 22:29 TomTom no longer reports it
3. Sat 22:29 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. Sat 22:36 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
5. Sat 23:57 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
6. Sat 23:57 All clear: no source reports it any more
7. Sat 07:37 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (reported again)
8. Sat 08:07 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
9. Sat 08:07 All clear: no source reports it any more
10. Mon 17:53 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (reported again)
11. Mon 18:23 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
12. Mon 18:23 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Closed
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (7 signs; furthest along: M1 northbound between J10 and J11).

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 closed J25–J24A southboundyesterday 23:06 · cleared after 5 h 24 min
• M1 closed J25–J24A southboundyesterday 21:34 · cleared after 1 h
• M1 crash J45 northboundyesterday 19:23 · cleared after 57 min
• M1 stopped traffic J10–J11 northboundyesterday 16:25 · cleared after 2 h 3 min
• M1 crash J34–J33 southboundyesterday 16:20 · cleared after 2 h 51 min
• M1 crash J34–J33 southboundyesterday 13:49 · cleared after 11 min
• M1 crash J32 northboundyesterday 13:48 · cleared after 12 min
• M1 crash J22 northboundyesterday 11:42 · cleared after 57 min
• M1 crash J12–J11A southboundyesterday 10:04 · cleared after 2 h 40 min
• M1 crash J23A–J24 northboundyesterday 06:42 · cleared after 1 h 25 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M1 J10 and M1 J11.

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