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The Project Control Framework

This framework sets out how we, together with the Department for Transport, manage and deliver major road improvement projects.

M1 Jct 6a to 10 Widening

M1 Jct 6a to 10 Widening

Status
Completed
Located in
Area 8Map of the Agency's Operational Areas
Scheme type
Programme of Major SchemesRoad Schemes Managed by the Highways Agency

The Project

The M1 is one of the busiest motorways in Britain and is a strategic link between London, the Midlands and the North. The section between Junctions 6A and 10 is approximately 10 miles (17 km) long, stretching from the M25 through to Luton.

The Works

Work to widen the M1 Junctions  6A - 10, commenced mid March 2006 and was carried out on both carriageways to bring it up to a full standard four lane motorway with continuous hard shoulders. This was achieved by widening the following sections:

  • Junctions 6A-7 southbound
  • Junctions 8-9 northbound and southbound
  • Junctions 9-10 southbound

Other works included:

  • Construction of new parallel roads between Junctions 7 and 8 to cater for local traffic travelling between Hemel Hempstead and St. Albans.
  • Widening or replacement of 11 underbridges on one or both carriageways.
  • Replacement of 7 overbridges.
  • Extensive public utility diversions, notably the overhead power cables at Junction 10 and near Redbourn.

The motorway was opened for traffic on 19 December 2008 and a ceremony to mark the completion of the widening works on the main carriageway was attended by the Right Honorable Geoff Hoon MP, Secretary of State for Transport on Friday 23 January 2009.

Formal completion of all works - 8 May 2009 with contract handover into maintenance - 22 June 2009.

One Year After Opening study

As part of our ongoing programme of Post Opening Project Evaluation (POPE) this scheme has been reviewed at one year after opening.  The study compares the outturn effects of this scheme to the predicted impacts. A summary of the one year after report is available to download here:  M1 Jct 6a to 10 Widening - Summary Report (PDF 51KB)

A full version of the report is available to download here: