M1 closed J23 northbound (obstruction)

Cleared Cleared at 16:55 on 4 Oct 2026, after 1 h 26 min.

Road closure on the M1 northbound at J23 on Sunday 4 October 2026, from 15:29. Cleared at 16:55 after 1 h 26 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

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   M1 northbound · J23

   Obstruction or hazard

   Road closed · 15:29–16:55 (cleared after 1 h 26 min) · delay ~10 min · queue 4.6 mi

   Motorway signs · TomTom ×4

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Timeline

1. 15:29 Motorway signs: “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD-SLOW”
2. 16:08 TomTom: road closed
3. 16:13 TomTom no longer reports it
4. 16:18 Motorway signs no longer show “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD-SLOW”
5. 16:18 All clear: no source reports it any more
6. 16:41 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~8 min
7. 16:45 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
8. 16:50 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
9. 16:55 TomTom no longer reports it
10. 16:55 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD-SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 northbound within J23).
• Closed
• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 crash J22–J21A · 16:03, still reported
• M1 closed J23 southbound · 15:29, cleared after 1 h 12 min
• M1 reported crash J6 southbound · 14:05, cleared after 43 min
• M1 crash J14–J15 northbound · 07:14, cleared after 2 h 2 min
• M1 crash J2–J1 southbound · yesterday 20:01, cleared after 5 h 32 min
• M1 reported crash J42–J43 northbound · yesterday 09:57, cleared after 41 min
• M1 reported crash J20–J21 northbound · yesterday 09:51, cleared after 47 min
• M1 crash J38–J37 southbound · yesterday 02:16, cleared after 2 h
• M1 stopped traffic J14–J13 southbound · Fri 17:25, cleared after 1 h 29 min
• M1 crash J26–J27 northbound · Fri 15:11, cleared after 3 h 21 min

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