M1 stopped traffic J17–J16 southbound

Stopped traffic on the M1 southbound at J17–J16 on Tuesday 27 October 2026, from 14:32. Cleared at 16:24 after 1 h 52 min. Timeline of reports from National Highways and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 16:24 on 27 Oct 2026, after 1 h 52 min

Location

M1 southbound · J17–J16

Reported as

Lane closure

Lanes

2 of 4 lanes closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic

Sources

National Highways ×3 · TomTom ×4

Timeline

1. Tue 14:32 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
2. Tue 15:06 National Highways: lane closure lifted
3. Tue 15:06 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. Tue 15:18 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
5. Tue 15:27 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
6. Tue 15:36 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
7. Tue 15:50 TomTom: delay now ~23 min (was ~14)
8. Tue 15:54 TomTom: delay now ~42 min (was ~23)
9. Tue 15:59 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~57 min
10. Tue 16:04 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~62 min (reported again)
11. Tue 16:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~46 min
12. Tue 16:13 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~24 min
13. Tue 16:17 TomTom no longer reports it
14. Tue 16:24 National Highways: lane closure lifted
15. Tue 16:24 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• M1 southbound between J17 and J16
• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 crash J42–J43 northboundyesterday 22:32 · cleared after 1 h 21 min
• M1 crash J43–J42 southboundyesterday 20:39 · cleared after 1 h 44 min
• M1 crash J9–J10 northboundyesterday 19:33 · cleared after 49 min
• M1 crash J17–J16 southboundyesterday 15:34 · cleared after 47 min
• M1 crash J34 northboundyesterday 15:09 · cleared after 42 min
• M1 crash J22–J23 northboundyesterday 14:46 · cleared after 47 min
• M1 crash J20–J21 northboundyesterday 12:30 · cleared after 2 h 51 min
• M1 crash J37–J36 southboundyesterday 08:35 · cleared after 44 min
• M1 stopped traffic J32–J33 northboundyesterday 07:33 · cleared after 1 h 16 min
• M1 crash J8–J9 northboundyesterday 06:00 · cleared after 3 h 31 min

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

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