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Road closures: three for Barnet drivers over the next fortnight

Barnet drivers have three closures on the A1 and M1 to avoid reports Andrew Dowdeswell, Data Reporter

Sign reading 'Road Ahead Closed' next to a traffic cone - as three road closures reported affecting drivers in Barnet
National Highways is the agency responsible for maintaining motorways and major A-roads – (Credit – Radar)

Drivers in and around Barnet will have three National Highways road closures to watch out for this week.

And they are all are expected to cause delays of between 10 and 30 minutes.

The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that three closures are due to start over the next two weeks:


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• M1, from 10pm April 22 to 6am April 27, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M1 southbound, junction 5 to junction 1, Lane and carriageway closure for surfacing works, diversion via Local Authorities roads.

• A1, from 10pm May 1 to 5am May 2, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M1 northbound, junction 1 to junction 4, carriageway closure and slip road closures for Parapet replacement works, diversion via TFL roads.

• A1, from 10pm May 2 to 5am May 3, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M1 southbound, junction 4 to junction 1, Lane closure, slip road closures and carriageway closure for Parapet replacement works, diversion via TFL roads.

National Highways is responsible for maintaining motorways and major A-roads, so closures of smaller roads will not be included in their schedule.


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