M1 Junctions 10 to 13 enhancements

We’ll be upgrading 11.2 miles of central reservation barrier in Bedfordshire, upgrading it from steel to concrete, to improve the safety and reliability of journeys along this stretch of the M1.

Start date Winter 2023

End date Early 2025

Cost TBC

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Upcoming road closures in December 2023

We’ll be carrying out essential maintenance work on the M1 between junction 10 Luton airport (south) and 13 Bedford/Milton Keynes South.

During our work we will:

carry out survey work
vegetation clearance
install CCTV

Safety is our number one priority and for this reason, work of this type must be carried out using a full carriageway closure. We'll need to fully close the road overnight from 10pm to 5am. We will need to close the northbound direction for the first few nights, and then the southbound.

We’ll do our utmost to complete the work as quickly as possible and keep disruption and noise to a minimum. However, we apologise that some activity may be noisy, for example, reversing bleepers must be operational on our vehicles for health and safety reasons.

Road closure dates

Date	Southbound	Northbound
Tuesday 5 December for 4 nights, 10pm to 5am	Full overnight closure of M1 junction 13 to 11a Southbound	Lane closed overnight on M1 junction 11a to 13 Northbound
Monday 11 December for 1 night, 10pm to 5am	No planned closures	Full overnight closure of M1 junction 9 to 11a Northbound
Tuesday 12 December for 4 nights, 10pm to 5am	No planned closures	Full overnight closure of M1 junction 11a to 13 Northbound
Monday 18 December for 3 nights, 10pm to 5am	Full overnight closure of M1 junction 11a to 10 Southbound	Lane closed overnight on M1 junction 10 to 11a Northbound

Diversion routes

When the road is closed, please follow the official signed diversion routes. Please do not use satellite navigation (sat nav) when following the diversion, as they may give conflicting information.

Please be considerate of residents living along the diversion routes when using these roads when the M1 is closed. Diversion timings are approximate and are a guide only: please check Traffic England for current traffic conditions.

M1 J9 to J11a northbound diversion

M1 J10 to J11a northbound diversion

M1 J11a to J13 northbound diversion

M1 J11a to J14 northbound diversion

M1 J14 to 11a southbound diversion

M1 J13 to J11a southbound diversion

M1 J11a to J9 southbound diversion

M1 J10 to J9 southbound diversion

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Project information

Safety is our top priority. Upgrading these barriers will improve journeys and significantly reduce the risk of vehicles crossing over from one carriageway to another, improving safety and reducing the duration of incident-related congestion.

We are continuing to deliver safety enhancements to the M1 motorway, which is amongst the busiest in the country and relied on by hundreds of thousands of people every day.

Concrete barriers are even stronger than metal ones and significantly reduce the risk of vehicles crossing over from one carriageway to another, improving safety and reducing the duration of incident-related congestion.

They are also virtually maintenance free and will last twice as long as normal metal barriers, with far less need forclosures for routine repairs .

As well as the barrier upgrade, CCTV along the motorway will be upgraded and improved signage for each of the section’s 30 emergency areas will be installed.