A 'complex incident' has blocked the traffic on the M1 southbound in Northamptonshire. Road users have been advised to avoid the area following an incident involving an overturned lorry on Wednesday, December 28.
The incident occurred shortly before 8am with signage set within 60 miles of the incident advising of the closure to help motorists avoid the area and to keep disruption to a minimum. The M1 has been closed between junction 16 (Upper Heyford) and junction 15a (Rothersthorpe Interchange) while specialist teams work to recover the stricken vehicle.
Two lanes also remain closed on the northbound carriageway while work takes place at scene. National Highways has also treated a fuel spillage following the incident.
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National Highways Duty Operations Manager, Jo Dean said: “This is a complex incident and we’re working hard to get the affected part of the M1 southbound back open to motorists as soon as it is safe to do so.
“We’re still working at scene alongside specialist recovery teams to remove the lorry and while that process continues, we’d advise motorists to avoid using the M1 southbound while we deal with the incident. We’d like to thank people for their patience while we carry out this work.”
The southbound side of the road is set to remain closed for the rest of this afternoon with a diversion route in place for drivers. Work is ongoing to help remove the vehicles caught up in congestion on the southbound side of the road.
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