M1 closed J26–J27

Live Still reported at 03:50 UK time, since Wed 20:59 (30 h 51 min).

Road closure on the M1 at J26–J27 on Wednesday 7 October 2026, from 20:59. Still reported at 03:50 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   M1 · J26–J27

   Road closed

   since Wed 20:59 (30 h 51 min)

   TomTom ×5

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Timeline

1. Wed 20:59 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
2. Wed 21:03 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
3. Wed 21:13 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. Wed 21:22 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
5. Wed 21:26 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
6. Wed 21:27 TomTom: road closed
7. Wed 21:31 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
8. Wed 21:45 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
9. Wed 21:49 TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~11), “Slow traffic”
10. Wed 21:54 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11. Wed 21:59 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
12. Wed 22:03 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13. Wed 22:21 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
14. Wed 23:35 TomTom: road closed
15. yesterday 01:07 TomTom no longer reports it
16. yesterday 01:07 All clear: no source reports it any more
17. yesterday 01:11 TomTom: road closed
18. yesterday 01:43 TomTom: road closed (reported again)
19. yesterday 03:57 TomTom no longer reports it
20. yesterday 03:57 All clear: no source reports it any more
21. yesterday 23:35 TomTom: road closed (reported again)
22. 02:07 TomTom no longer reports it
23. 02:07 All clear: no source reports it any more
24. 02:14 TomTom: road closed (reported again)
25. 03:04 TomTom no longer reports it
26. 03:04 All clear: no source reports it any more
27. 03:22 TomTom: road closed (reported again)
28. 03:32 TomTom no longer reports it
29. 03:32 All clear: no source reports it any more
30. 03:41 TomTom: road closed

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• Closed

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 closed J28–J27 · 00:44, cleared after 1 h 49 min
• M1 reported crash J47–J48 northbound · yesterday 19:15, cleared after 42 min
• M1 stopped traffic J15–J14 southbound · yesterday 17:35, cleared after 1 h 49 min
• M1 delays J14–J15 northbound · yesterday 16:12, cleared after 3 h 19 min
• M1 crash J15A–J15 southbound · yesterday 07:59, cleared after 1 h 55 min
• M1 reported crash J17–J18 northbound · yesterday 05:23, cleared after 9 h 33 min
• M1 closed J28–J27 · Wed 22:17, cleared after 46 min
• M1 crash J24A–J25 northbound · Wed 16:55, cleared after 1 h 24 min
• M1 crash J14–J13 southbound · Tue 18:11, cleared after 1 h 20 min
• M1 stopped traffic J37 northbound · Tue 15:49, cleared after 1 h 51 min

About this page

This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.