Nightmare for motorists as drivers face '2-hour delay' on key motorway (2025)

yesterday21:30 Adam Toms

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yesterday21:21 Adam Toms

Motorway cameras show traffic on the M1 southbound.

Cars are queueing for the sliproad.

Roadwork personnel and vehicles can also be seen.

yesterday20:45 Adam Toms

Normal traffic conditions are expected between 8.45pm and 9pm, National Highways says.

There are currently delays of 20 minutes against expected traffic.

This is on the M1 southbound between junctions J19 and J18,

yesterday19:50 Adam Toms

Inrix says motorists are experiencing "long delays" this evening.

A diversion is still in operation via exit and entry slips.

It expects weekend roadworks until the early hours of Monday morning.

yesterday19:46 Adam Toms

National Highways says normal traffic conditions are expected between 7.45pm and 8pm.

There are currently delays of 30 minutes against expected traffic.

The disruption is on the M1 southbound between junctions J19 and J18.

yesterday19:00 Adam Toms

Officials now say normal traffic conditions are expected between 7pm and 7.15pm.

They add that there are currently delays of 30 minutes against expected traffic.

Today's disruption has been down to planned roadworks.

yesterday17:14 Adam Toms

Cameras show that traffic is continuing on the motorway this afternoon.

Long queues an be seen on the M1 near Rugby.

Scheduled roadworks are causing disruption.

Traffic on the M1 (Image: National Highways)

Lorries and cars are stuck in a jam (Image: National Highways)

yesterday17:08 Adam Toms

Inrix reports that there are still "long delays" on the M1 Southbound at J18 A5 (Rugby).

There is congestion to Catthorpe Interchange and along the A5 Soutbound.

There are weekend roadworks, the traffic monitoring service adds, "until the early hours of Monday morning".

A diversion is still in operation - via exit and entry slips.

yesterday16:37 Adam Toms

Motorway cameras show traffic on the M1 in the affected area.

Officials say normal conditions are expected to return later today.

The disruption has been caused by planned roadworks.

Traffic on the M1 (Image: National Highways)

Roadworks have caused long delays (Image: National Highways)

yesterday16:34 Adam Toms

National Highways says normal traffic conditions are expected between 5.45pm and 6pm today.

There are currently delays of one and a half hours against expected traffic, officials add.

The disruption is due to planned roadworks

yesterday16:28 Adam Toms

The M1 is closed southbound today at J18 A5 (Rugby).

This is due to planned works.

Inrix is reporting "long delays".

Map of M1 closure (Image: Google)

yesterday15:30 Adam Toms

In a separate incident, there are issued on the M54 Westbound from J2 A449 Stafford Road (Wolverhampton) to J3 A41 Newport Road (Albrighton).

This includes congestion to routes around Gailey and the A41 past Cosford, Inrix reports.

There are weekend roadworks until the early hours of Monday morning, resulting in the road being closed.

There is "slow traffic", and a diversion in operation via the A449 Stafford Road toward Gailey, the A5 Watling Street through Stretton and Bishop's Wood and onto the A41 Newport Road to rejoin at J3.

yesterday15:01 Adam Toms

Here is the latest.

Inrix is reporting that there is disruption still on the M1 Southbound at J18 A5 (Rugby).

This includes congestion to just after the Catthorpe Interchange.

Weekend roadworks until the early hours of Monday morning

There are "long delays", and diversion remains in operation via exit and entry slips.

yesterday14:42 James Knuckey

Traffic near J18 is being diverted on the slip road with the road shut due to the planned waterproofing works.

This photo shows a huge amount of traffic backed up as motorists make their way off the M1 southbound.

The National Highways is urging people to allow extra travel time or consider re-routing or delaying the their journey.

Motorists leave the motorway because of the road works (Image: National Highways)

yesterday14:26 James Knuckey

According to trafficengland.com, congestion between J19 and J18 on the M1 southbound is expected to continue for the next few hours.

It says normal traffic conditions are not expected until between 17:45 and 18:00 this evening.

The M1 is a key road that connects Leeds to London and is often used by people heading to Luton Airport.

yesterday14:20 James Knuckey

The delays on the M1 southbound near J18 doubled at around 1pm, according to National Highways East Midlands' X account.

The account was previously warning of 60-minute delays but that has now increased to 120.

On its website, the National Highways is recommanding motorists to allow extra journey time.

"Plan ahead, you may wish to re-route or even delay your journey," it says on its website.

yesterday14:15 James Knuckey

National Highways East Midlands is warning of two-hour delays on the M1 southbound by J18 for Crick, Northampton due to planned road works.

The road works began on Friday evening and are set to continue until 6am on Monday.

Traffic is being diverted via the exit and entry slip roads.

yesterday14:05 Alice Scarsi