M1 closed J16–J17 northbound

Road closure on the M1 northbound at J16–J17 on Saturday 17 October 2026, from 21:28. Cleared at 01:48 after 4 h 20 min. Timeline of reports from National Highways and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 01:48 on 18 Oct 2026, after 4 h 20 min

Location

M1 northbound · J16–J17

Reported as

Road closed

Lanes

Road closed

Sources

National Highways ×3 · TomTom

Timeline

1. yesterday 21:28 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
2. yesterday 21:57 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
3. yesterday 22:49 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed (was 2)
4. 00:11 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
5. 00:48 TomTom: road closed
6. 00:49 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed (was 1)
7. 00:57 National Highways: lane closure lifted
8. 01:48 TomTom no longer reports it
9. 01:48 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• M1 northbound between J16 and J17
• Closed

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 crash J11–J11A northboundyesterday 14:20 · cleared after 39 min
• M1 crash J11 southboundyesterday 11:50 · cleared after 2 h 9 min
• M1 crash J19–J18 southboundyesterday 09:43 · cleared after 1 h 15 min
• M1 stopped traffic J12–J13 northboundyesterday 08:22 · cleared after 2 h 9 min
• M1 crash J27–J26 southboundyesterday 04:39 · cleared after 47 min
• M1 reported crash J10 southboundFri 22:18 · cleared after 1 h 6 min
• M1 crash J33–J32 southboundFri 22:11 · cleared after 3 h 15 min
• M1 crash J22–J23 northboundFri 18:22 · cleared after 3 h 2 min
• M1 crash J41–J42 northboundFri 15:54 · cleared after 2 h 30 min
• M1 crash J22–J21A northboundFri 14:30 · cleared after 3 h 36 min

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