Overview

• Emergency services and National Highways teams cleared multi-vehicle collisions, lorry fires, oil spills and a police-led incident across seven major routes by early August 2.
• Full carriageway closures on the M25, M3, M4, M5, M6, M54 and M60 have ended, allowing diversion schemes to be dismantled.
• Only two lanes remain closed on the M1 northbound between Junctions 30 and 31 for final safety checks after a vehicle fire earlier Friday.
• Motorists faced up to 60-minute delays and congestion stretching several miles at peak, but conditions have largely returned to normal.
• This wave of incidents highlights the motorway network’s vulnerability during summer travel peaks when maintenance work and varied hazards heighten disruption risks.