M1 Junction 42 Traffic

🚨 Live at M1 J42 right now

Checked 14:08 · auto-refresh

✅Nothing reported at M1 J42 right now.

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

All live M1 traffic →M1 northbound →M1 southbound →M1 roadworks →

Is M1 junction 42 closed? Quick answers

Checked 14:08 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M1 junction 42 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M1 junction 42 at 14:08.

Is M1 junction 42 closed tonight?

No. No closures are planned at M1 junction 42 tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00).

Tonight: every M1 closure ›

Is M1 junction 42 closed this weekend?

No. No closures are planned at M1 junction 42 this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00).

This weekend: every M1 closure ›

Is there an accident at M1 junction 42 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M1 junction 42 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 J42 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Wakefield, Ossett, Normanton, Dewsbury.

📍 Heading to… from M1 J42

Also near this junction

White Rose Shopping Centre Shopping · Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire 5 miles north-west in a straight line 🧭 Directions West Yorkshire traffic

Elland Road Stadium · Leeds, West Yorkshire 6 miles north-west in a straight line 🧭 Directions West Yorkshire traffic

Headingley Stadium Stadium · Leeds, West Yorkshire 9 miles north in a straight line 🧭 Directions West Yorkshire traffic

Bramham Park Events venue · Bramham, West Yorkshire 13 miles north-east in a straight line 🧭 Directions West Yorkshire traffic

Leeds Bradford Airport Airport · Yeadon, West Yorkshire 13 miles north-west in a straight line 🧭 Directions West Yorkshire traffic

Harewood House Heritage · Harewood, West Yorkshire 14 miles north in a straight line 🧭 Directions West Yorkshire traffic

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 J42

61Collisions

1Fatal

13Serious

97Casualties

Around the middle

Ranked 308 of 556 UK junctions on record · 31 of 54 on the M1

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 2,233 collisions are on record, 28 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 J42. 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 J42 → 31 of 54 junctions on the M1 · see where it ranks nationally

❓ M1 J42 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M1 junction 42?

M1 J42 is at Lofthouse & Rothwell. National Highways signs it as Lofthouse M62. The nearest town is Wakefield.

Is there an accident at M1 J42?

No — as of 14:08 National Highways list nothing at M1 J42. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M1 junction 42 closed?

No closure is listed at M1 J42 as of 14:08.

How many accidents happen at M1 junction 42?

Police STATS19 records show 61 collisions on the M1 within 2 miles of J42, including 1 fatal and 13 serious. Counting every road in the area, 2,233 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 308 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

What is near M1 junction 42?

Within 15 miles of M1 J42: White Rose Shopping Centre (shopping, Beeston, Leeds), about 5 miles north-west in a straight line; Elland Road (stadium, Leeds), about 6 miles north-west in a straight line; Headingley Stadium (stadium, Leeds), about 9 miles north in a straight line; Bramham Park (events venue, Bramham), about 13 miles north-east in a straight line; Leeds Bradford Airport (airport, Yeadon), about 13 miles north-west in a straight line; Harewood House (heritage, Harewood), about 14 miles north in a straight line.

🚨 Live M1 traffic

Live incidents, roadworks and delays for the whole M1, updated every 5 minutes from National Highways.

🚗 M1 live traffic →

↔️ Next junctions

← J41
Wakefield & Tingley J43
Leeds & Morley →

📍 Towns near this junction

Wakefield 1 mi Ossett 3.2 mi Normanton 3.5 mi Dewsbury 5.1 mi

🔢 All M1 junctions

J1 J2 J4 J5 J6 J6A J7 J8 J9 J10 J10A J11 J11A J12 J13 J14 J15 J15A J16 J17 J18 J19 J20 J21 J21A J22 J23 J23A J24 J24A J25 J26 J27 J28 J29 J29A J30 J31 J32 J33 J34 J35 J35A J36 J37 J38 J39 J40 J41 J42 J43 J44 J45 J46 J47 J48

Start typing to search