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M1 Jct 31 to Jct 32 Widening

M1 Jct 31 to Jct 32 Widening

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Completed
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Area 12Map of the Agency's Operational Areas
Scheme type
Programme of Major SchemesRoad Schemes Managed by the Highways Agency

The Project

The M1 J31-J32 is part of a wider package designed to reduce congestion and improve safety and journey time reliability on both the M1 and M62. It seeks to widen 2 km of the M1 corridor to 4 lanes in each direction.

Jackson Civil Engineering began construction in January 2007 and is now fully open to traffic. All four lanes in each direction were opened to traffic before Christmas.

The proposals for the widening of J31-32 were designed some time ago, before it became part of the M1 and M62 Motorway Improvements in Yorkshire. A full Environmental Impact Assessment was undertaken and an Environmental Statement published. The widening has taken place within land owned by the Highways Agency and so no Orders were required.

There are 9 projects in the M1/M62 widening/improvement package, which will result in increased capacity of the M1 between Junctions 30 and 42, and the M62 between junctions 25 and 28. These schemes are the response to Department for Transport recommendations in the South and West Yorkshire Multi Modal study (SWYMMS) for increased capacity on the M1 and M62. Find out more.

Traffic Management

During construction three lanes of traffic were kept available in each direction during the day, with any lane closures on the M1 restricted to overnight when traffic flows are lower.

See the FOI/EIR requests related to the road M1