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M1 Junction 41 Traffic

Wakefield & Tingley · Carr Gate · near Wakefield

M1 J41 at 14:07 on Tuesday 3 November: part closure planned from 20:00.

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🚨 Live at M1 J41 right now

Checked 14:07 · auto-refresh
✅Nothing reported at M1 J41 right now.
Planned closures at M1 J41
🌙 Planned from 20:00 until 06:00 Wed 4 Nov
M1 southbound Jct 41 exit slip road closure
↓ SouthboundPart closure
Diversion: Diversion via M1 A638

Straight from National Highways, re-checked every 3 minutes while this page is open.

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Is M1 junction 41 closed? Quick answers

Checked 14:07 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M1 junction 41 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M1 junction 41 at 14:07.

Is M1 junction 41 closed tonight?

No full closures. M1 junction 41 stays open tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00). 1 lane or slip road closure is planned: southbound Jct 41 exit slip road closure, 20:00 to 06:00.

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Is M1 junction 41 closed this weekend?

No. No closures are planned at M1 junction 41 this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00).

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Is there an accident at M1 junction 41 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M1 junction 41 since midnight.

M1 accidents today and yesterday ›

Answers use official data only: the National Highways live incident feed and their planned closure report. A closure is counted here when National Highways name this junction or a stretch that runs through it.

🗺️ Where M1 J41 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Wakefield, Ossett, Morley, Batley.

🎟️ Events near M1 J41 this week

Matches and events from National Highways, the football fixture lists and our team. Start and kick-off times are the source's own and can change. All event traffic this week ›

📍 Heading to… from M1 J41

Places and the junctions they are reached from are kept by our team; distances are measured in a straight line from the junction, not along the road.

⚠️ Collision record on the M1 at J41

140Collisions
1Fatal
20Serious
236Casualties
75
Worse than most
Ranked 137 of 556 UK junctions on record · 17 of 54 on the M1

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 2,338 collisions are on record, 29 of them fatal. That figure follows how built-up the area is, so it is shown for context and is not what the ranking uses.

Department for Transport STATS19 police collision records on the M1 itself, within 2 miles of J41. This is the free summary — the full breakdown by severity, weather, road surface, time of day and individual record is in the blackspot report.

📊 Full collision analysis for M1 J41 → 17 of 54 junctions on the M1 · see where it ranks nationally

❓ M1 J41 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M1 junction 41?

M1 J41 is at Wakefield & Tingley. National Highways signs it as Carr Gate. The nearest town is Wakefield.

Is there an accident at M1 J41?

No — as of 14:07 National Highways list nothing at M1 J41. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M1 junction 41 closed?

Not right now. Planned: M1 southbound Jct 41 exit slip road closure, from 20:00 until 06:00 Wed 4 Nov.

How many accidents happen at M1 junction 41?

Police STATS19 records show 140 collisions on the M1 within 2 miles of J41, including 1 fatal and 20 serious. Counting every road in the area, 2,338 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 137 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

What is near M1 junction 41?

Within 15 miles of M1 J41: White Rose Shopping Centre (shopping, Beeston, Leeds), about 3.5 miles north-west in a straight line; Elland Road (stadium, Leeds), about 4.5 miles north-west in a straight line; Headingley Stadium (stadium, Leeds), about 7 miles north in a straight line; Leeds Bradford Airport (airport, Yeadon), about 12 miles north-west in a straight line; Bramham Park (events venue, Bramham), about 12 miles north-east in a straight line; Harewood House (heritage, Harewood), about 12 miles north in a straight line.

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📍 Towns near this junction

Wakefield 2.8 mi Ossett 3.3 mi Morley 3.4 mi Batley 4.3 mi

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