M1 | South Yorkshire | Carriageway Closure | Ex… — Cleared 9 Jul

What happened

The M1 in South Yorkshire is closed in both directions between J36 and J37 due to a South Yorkshire Police led incident.

RoadM1

SeveritySevere

StatusCleared

DirectionBoth directions

Started19:29, 9 Jul 2026

Cleared21:00, 9 Jul 2026

19:29, 9 JulFirst report
The M1 in South Yorkshire is closed in both directions between J36 and J37 due to a South Yorkshire Police led incident.
19:45, 9 JulUpdate
The M1 in South Yorkshire is closed in both directions between J36 and J37 due to a South Yorkshire Police led incident.
20:15, 9 JulUpdate
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 45 minutes. Monitoring continues.
20:20, 9 JulUpdate
The M1 in South Yorkshire is closed in both directions between J36 and J37 due to a South Yorkshire Police led incident.
20:55, 9 JulUpdate
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 25m. Monitoring continues.
21:00, 9 JulUpdate
The M1 in South Yorkshire is closed in both directions between J36 and J37 due to a South Yorkshire Police led incident.
21:00, 9 JulUpdate
✅ Incident cleared — M1 reopened at 21:00 on 9 Jul 2026. Total disruption: 1h 30m. All lanes open, traffic returning to normal.
07:06, 6 NovFinal update
The M1 in South Yorkshire is closed in both directions between J36 and J37 due to a South Yorkshire Police led incident.

Wording from National Highways, recorded as it changed.

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