M1 traffic LIVE: Early morning mysery for motorists as they face long queues

Motorists already on the road are facing long queues on the M1 in Hertfordshire on Thursday. The stretch between J5 (Watford) and J1 (Brent Cross) is closed southbound due to a planned overnight closure which has overrrun its pre-agreed end time of 05:30am, National Highways said.

Traffic cameras of Junction 5 showed a long queues already forming at around 6am on May 29. Drivers are urged to allow extra journey time, plan ahead and, if at all possible, re-route or even delay their journey.

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