M1 closed J25–J24A southbound (obstruction)

Road closure on the M1 southbound at J25–J24A on Tuesday 10 November 2026, from 23:06. Cleared at 04:30 after 5 h 24 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 04:30 on 11 Nov 2026, after 5 h 24 min

Location

M1 southbound · J25–J24A

Reported as

Obstruction or hazard

Lanes

Road closed

Sources

Motorway signs ×4 · TomTom ×4

Timeline

1. yesterday 23:06 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
2. yesterday 23:25 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
3. yesterday 23:25 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. yesterday 23:36 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
5. yesterday 23:51 TomTom: road closed
6. 00:06 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
7. 00:12 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
8. 00:15 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (reported again)
9. 00:15 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
10. 00:23 TomTom no longer reports it
11. 00:23 All clear: no source reports it any more
12. 00:37 TomTom: road closed
13. 01:29 Motorway signs: “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD”
14. 01:59 TomTom no longer reports it
15. 03:03 TomTom: road closed
16. 03:30 Motorway signs no longer show “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD”
17. 03:44 TomTom no longer reports it
18. 03:44 All clear: no source reports it any more
19. 04:07 TomTom: road closed
20. 04:30 TomTom no longer reports it
21. 04:30 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M1 southbound between J25 and J24A).
• Closed
• Overhead signs read “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 northbound between J23A and J24).

Other recent incidents on the M1

• 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
• M1 crash J10 southboundyesterday 06:25 · cleared after 2 h 54 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M1 J25 and M1 J24A.

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