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M1 stopped traffic J16–J17 northbound

Stopped traffic on the M1 northbound at J16–J17 on Wednesday 11 November 2026, from 19:28. Cleared at 01:19 after 5 h 51 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, TomTom and National Highways.

Status
Cleared 01:19 on 12 Nov 2026, after 5 h 51 min
Location
M1 northbound · J16–J17
Reported as
Obstruction or hazard
Lanes
3 of 4 lanes closed
At its worst
Stationary traffic · delay ~20 min
Sources
Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom · National Highways ×4
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Timeline

  1. Motorway signs: “INCIDENT”
  2. National Highways: 3 of 4 lanes closed
  3. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~13 min
  4. TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~13)
  5. TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~13)
  6. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  7. TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~11), “Stationary traffic”
  8. National Highways: lane closure lifted
  9. Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
  10. TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~14)
  11. TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~18)
  12. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  13. TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~9), “Stationary traffic”
  14. Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
  15. TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~16), “Queuing traffic”
  16. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  17. TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~13), “Queuing traffic”
  18. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  19. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  20. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  21. TomTom no longer reports it
  22. Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT”
  23. All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

Other recent incidents on the M1

Live traffic and past incidents at M1 J16 and M1 J17.

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