M1 closed J26–J25

Road closure on the M1 at J26–J25 on Thursday 29 October 2026, from 21:21. Cleared at 03:59 after 6 h 38 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Cleared 03:59 on 30 Oct 2026, after 6 h 38 min

Location

M1 J26–J25

Reported as

Road closed

Lanes

Road closed

At its worst

Delay ~15 min

Sources

TomTom ×4

Timeline

1. Thu 21:21 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
2. Thu 21:51 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
3. Thu 22:01 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. Thu 22:06 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
5. Thu 22:11 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
6. Thu 22:16 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~10 min
7. Thu 22:26 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~13 min (reported again)
8. Thu 22:41 TomTom: road closed
9. Thu 23:11 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. Thu 23:47 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
11. Thu 23:52 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
12. Thu 23:57 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
13. Fri 00:07 TomTom: lane closure, delay ~1 min
14. Fri 00:07 TomTom: road closed (reported again)
15. Fri 00:07 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
16. Fri 01:58 TomTom no longer reports it
17. Fri 01:58 All clear: no source reports it any more
18. Fri 02:13 TomTom: road closed (reported again)
19. Fri 02:48 TomTom no longer reports it
20. Fri 02:48 All clear: no source reports it any more
21. Fri 03:03 TomTom: road closed (reported again)
22. Fri 03:23 TomTom no longer reports it
23. Fri 03:23 All clear: no source reports it any more
24. Fri 03:38 TomTom: road closed (reported again)
25. Fri 03:59 TomTom no longer reports it
26. Fri 03:59 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic, Lane closed
• Stationary traffic
• Closed
• Lane closed

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Live traffic and past incidents at M1 J26 and M1 J25.

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