Please see below information received from National Highways:
I’m writing to let you know that we’re carrying out emergency drainage repair work on the M1 between junctions 12 and 13. Once complete, this work will help surface water drain more effectively from the M1, reducing the risk of standing water and helping to keep journeys safer and more reliable.
We plan to carry out this work from Friday 27 March to Friday 3 April. We will work overnight between 9pm and 5am where needed. Some lane closures will also need to stay in place during the day while we complete the repairs.
Closures
From Friday 27 March to Sunday 29 March, we will close the M1 southbound between junctions 13 and 12 overnight from 9pm to 5am. Details of the diversion route are below. Safety is our number one priority and to provide a safe working zone for our workforce, there will also be some northbound lane closures.
Over the weekend, lanes three and four will be closed in both directions during the day between junctions 12 and 13. Lane three in both directions will reopen at 5am on Monday 30 March.
From 5am on Monday 30 March until 5am on Friday 3 April, lane four will remain closed in both directions. There will also be extra overnight lane closures in both directions from Monday 30 March to 5am on Thursday 2 April.
On Tuesday 31 March, we will close the M1 northbound between junctions 12 and 13 overnight from 9pm to 5am. Details of the diversion route are below.
On Wednesday 1 April, we will close the M1 southbound between junctions 13 and 12 overnight from 9pm to 5am to remove the temporary barrier. We may also need to work on Thursday 2 April as a contingency.
Southbound Diversion
If you’re travelling southbound on the M1 from Milton Keynes:
- Exit the M1 southbound at junction 13
- Head onto the A421 towards Milton Keynes and continue to Brinklow Roundabout
- At the roundabout, take the third turning onto Tongwell Street to the second roundabout
- Before turning right onto Bletchham Way, then bear the A5 to the next roundabout
- Before heading onto the A4146 towards Leighton Buzzard, then the A505
- Towards Watling Street Roundabout, then head onto the Dunstable Northern Bypass
- Then rejoin the M1 at junction 11A.
Northbound Diversion
- Drivers travelling northbound on the M1 should leave the motorway at junction 12 via the slip road
- At the end of the slip road, turn left and join Harlington Road A5120E
- Continue along Harlington Road, taking the first exit at the first roundabout and continue on A5120 (Flitwick Road)
- Continue straight ahead on the A5120, going straight over the first two roundabouts
- Continue onto Dunstable Road A5120
- At the next roundabout, take the first exit onto Steppingley Road
- Continue along Steppingley Road to the next roundabout and go straight ahead to remain on Steppingley Road/Fordfield Road
- Continue along Fordfield Road to the next roundabout and take the first exit onto Woburn Road A507.
- Continue straight on at the next two roundabouts.
- At the next set of traffic lights, turn left onto Bedford Road
- At the following roundabout, take the first exit to join the slip road towards the M1 Junction 13
- Rejoin the M1 northbound
Variable speed limits will be in place while we do this work.
We know this emergency work may affect your journey and we’re sorry for the inconvenience. Please plan and allow extra time for your journey. Thank you for your patience while we carry out this essential work.
How to find out more
For the latest information, please visit our dedicated webpage: https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-roads/east/m1-planned-maintenance/
To find out more about road improvements we’re carrying out across the East of England, please visit our website at https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-work/
If you would like more information, please contact us on 0300 123 5000, or by email at info@nationalhighways.co.uk.
