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M1 Junction 36 Traffic

Barnsley & Hoyland · Barnsley South · near Chapeltown

🏟️ The junction for Hillsborough Stadium

M1 J36 at 02:44 on Saturday 7 November: road closed southbound.

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🚨 Live at M1 J36 right now

Checked 02:44 · auto-refresh
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ROAD CLOSED — SOUTHBOUNDM1 southbound Jct 37 to Jct 36 carriageway closure · until 06:00
✅Nothing reported at M1 J36 right now.
Planned closures at M1 J36
🛑 Closed now until 06:00
M1 southbound Jct 37 to Jct 36 carriageway closure
↓ SouthboundCarriageway closed
Diversion: Diversion A628 A629 A616 A61 M1
🛑 Closed now until 06:00
M1 southbound Jct 36 exit slip road closure
↓ SouthboundPart closure
Diversion: Diversion A628 A629 A616 A61 M1

Straight from National Highways, re-checked every 3 minutes while this page is open.

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Is M1 junction 36 closed? Quick answers

Checked 02:44 on Saturday 7 November 2026.

Is M1 junction 36 closed right now?

Yes. The road is closed at M1 junction 36 for planned work: southbound Jct 37 to Jct 36 carriageway closure, until 06:00.

Is M1 junction 36 closed tonight?

Yes. M1 junction 36 has 1 full closure planned tonight (Fri 6 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00): southbound Jct 37 to Jct 36 carriageway closure, 21:00 to 06:00. Plus 1 lane or slip road closure. Diversion: Diversion A628 A629 A616 A61 M1.

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Is M1 junction 36 closed this weekend?

Yes. M1 junction 36 has 1 full closure planned this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00): southbound Jct 37 to Jct 36 carriageway closure, Fri 21:00 to 06:00. Plus 1 lane or slip road closure. Diversion: Diversion A628 A629 A616 A61 M1.

This weekend: every M1 closure ›

Is there an accident at M1 junction 36 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M1 junction 36 since midnight.

M1 accidents today and yesterday ›

Answers use official data only: the National Highways live incident feed and their planned closure report. A closure is counted here when National Highways name this junction or a stretch that runs through it.

🗺️ Where M1 J36 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Chapeltown, Wombwell, Barnsley, Wath-upon-Dearne.

📍 Heading to… from M1 J36

Places and the junctions they are reached from are kept by our team; distances are measured in a straight line from the junction, not along the road.

⚠️ Collision record on the M1 at J36

54Collisions
2Fatal
9Serious
82Casualties
49
Around the middle
Ranked 283 of 556 UK junctions on record · 30 of 54 on the M1

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 1,016 collisions are on record, 22 of them fatal. That figure follows how built-up the area is, so it is shown for context and is not what the ranking uses.

Department for Transport STATS19 police collision records on the M1 itself, within 2 miles of J36. This is the free summary — the full breakdown by severity, weather, road surface, time of day and individual record is in the blackspot report.

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❓ M1 J36 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M1 junction 36?

M1 J36 is at Barnsley & Hoyland. National Highways signs it as Barnsley South. The nearest town is Chapeltown.

Is there an accident at M1 J36?

No — as of 02:44 National Highways list nothing at M1 J36. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M1 junction 36 closed?

Yes — as of 02:44: M1 southbound Jct 37 to Jct 36 carriageway closure, until 06:00.

How many accidents happen at M1 junction 36?

Police STATS19 records show 54 collisions on the M1 within 2 miles of J36, including 2 fatal and 9 serious. Counting every road in the area, 1,016 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 283 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

Which places is M1 junction 36 the junction for?

M1 J36 is the junction for Hillsborough Stadium (stadium, Sheffield), about 5.5 miles south in a straight line - reached from M1 J36.

What is near M1 junction 36?

Within 15 miles of M1 J36: Meadowhall (shopping, Sheffield), about 5.5 miles south in a straight line; Utilita Arena Sheffield (events venue, Sheffield), about 6.5 miles south in a straight line; Bramall Lane (stadium, Sheffield), about 8 miles south in a straight line; Ladybower Reservoir (attraction, Upper Derwent Valley), about 13 miles south-west in a straight line; Doncaster Racecourse (racecourse, Doncaster), about 15 miles east in a straight line.

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