M1 closed J26–J27

Cleared Cleared at 03:55 on 9 Oct 2026, after 30 h 56 min.

Road closure on the M1 at J26–J27 on Wednesday 7 October 2026, from 20:59. Cleared at 03:55 after 30 h 56 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   M1 · J26–J27

   Road closed

   Wed 20:59–yesterday 03:55 (cleared after 30 h 56 min) · delay ~5 min · queue 3.2 mi

   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. Thu 01:07 TomTom no longer reports it
16. Thu 01:07 All clear: no source reports it any more
17. Thu 01:11 TomTom: road closed
18. Thu 01:43 TomTom: road closed (reported again)
19. Thu 03:57 TomTom no longer reports it
20. Thu 03:57 All clear: no source reports it any more
21. Thu 23:35 TomTom: road closed (reported again)
22. yesterday 02:07 TomTom no longer reports it
23. yesterday 02:07 All clear: no source reports it any more
24. yesterday 02:14 TomTom: road closed (reported again)
25. yesterday 03:04 TomTom no longer reports it
26. yesterday 03:04 All clear: no source reports it any more
27. yesterday 03:22 TomTom: road closed (reported again)
28. yesterday 03:32 TomTom no longer reports it
29. yesterday 03:32 All clear: no source reports it any more
30. yesterday 03:41 TomTom: road closed
31. yesterday 03:55 TomTom no longer reports it
32. yesterday 03:55 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• Closed

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 crash J9–J10 · yesterday 21:49, cleared after 2 h 59 min
• M1 crash J23–J22 southbound · yesterday 16:32, cleared after 1 h 7 min
• M1 stopped traffic J12–J13 · yesterday 16:19, cleared after 28 min
• M1 crash J22–J21A southbound · yesterday 13:59, cleared after 3 h 14 min
• M1 crash J15A northbound · yesterday 12:23, cleared after 2 h 1 min
• M1 closed J28–J27 · yesterday 00:44, cleared after 1 h 49 min
• M1 reported crash J47–J48 northbound · Thu 19:15, cleared after 42 min
• M1 stopped traffic J15–J14 southbound · Thu 17:35, cleared after 1 h 49 min
• M1 delays J14–J15 northbound · Thu 16:12, cleared after 3 h 19 min
• M1 crash J15A–J15 southbound · Thu 07:59, cleared after 1 h 55 min

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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.