Hemel Hempstead, Multiple Traffic Notices, Temporary Prohibition of Traffic

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ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 4(1) AND 14(1)(A) AND (C), (4) AND (7)

THE M1 MOTORWAY (JUNCTION 8 TO JUNCTION 15) AND THE A414 TRUNK ROAD (HEMEL HEMPSTEAD TO ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE)

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) ORDER 202_

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that National Highways Limited(a) intends to make an Order on the M1 Motorway in the Counties of Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire and the A414 Trunk Road in the County of Hertfordshire to allow maintenance works to be carried out in safety.

The duration of each closure would vary depending on the nature of the maintenance work being undertaken on each occasion.

The programme of works would start on or after 5 January 2026 and be completed by 23 December 2026.

The effect of the Order would be to:

(a) authorise the overnight closure (22.00–05.00) of the M1 between Junction 8 and Junction 15 and the A414 between Hemel Hempstead and St Albans;

(b) authorise the closure of:

(i) all slip roads leading to and from the above length of the M1;

(ii) the emergency refuge areas on the above lengths of the M1;

(iii) the laybys on the above lengths of the A414;

(iv) the gaps in the central reservation on the above length of the A414

During the closures traffic would be diverted via junctions of the M1, A414 and local roads.

If you require any further information, please contact the National Highways Customer Contact Centre on 0300 123 5000 or info@nationalhighways.co.uk

The closures (which would not apply to emergency service, traffic officer, works or winter maintenance vehicles), and diversion routes would be clearly indicated by traffic signs. The prohibitions would only apply during such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by traffic signs.

The Order would come into force on 29 December 2025 and continue in force until 23 December 2026.

L Walton, National Highways Limited

(a) Registered in England and Wales under company no. 9346363. Registered Office: Bridge House, Walnut Tree Close, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4LZ.