A1(M) motorway#South Mimms to Stotfold

{{A1 A1(M) overview }}

From London to Sunderland, {{convert|123.33|mi|km}} of the route are non-motorway while the remaining {{convert|145.38|mi|km}} are to motorway standards.

The motorway sections are discussed below.

{{Infobox road

| name = A1(M) {{nobold|(J1–J10)}}

| country = ENG

| type = AM

| route = 1

| length_mi = 24

| maint = National Highways

| direction_a = South

| terminus_a = South Mimms

| destinations = Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City, Stevenage, Hitchin, Letchworth

| terminus_b = Stotfold

| direction_b = North

| established = 1962

| history = Constructed 1962–1986

| junction = 1000x20px 1000x20px

| e-road = {{Jct|country=EUR|E|15}}

| next_type = AM

| next_route = 3

}}

File:A1 (M) Hatfield Tunnel - geograph.org.uk - 875321.jpg

This section opened in stages:

• Junctions 1 to 2 opened in 1979
• Junctions 2 to 4 opened in 1986
• Junctions 4 to 6 opened in 1973
• Junctions 6 to 8 opened in 1962
• Junctions 8 to 10 opened in 1967

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{{Infobox road

| name = A1(M) {{nobold|(J14–J17)}}

| country = ENG

| type = AM

| route = 1

| maint = National Highways

| length_mi = 13

| direction_a = North

| terminus_a = Orton Southgate

| destinations = Peterborough

| terminus_b = Alconbury

| direction_b = South

| established = 1998

| history = Constructed 1998

| e-road = {{Jct|country=EUR|E|15}}

| next_route = 3

| next_type = AM

}}

File:A1 (M) looking South - geograph.org.uk - 1240153.jpg

This section runs through the Cambridgeshire countryside between Alconbury and Peterborough. It was officially opened by Lord Whitty on 31 October 1998, and is the most isolated of the motorway sections as it connects with no other motorway. It is designed to a noticeably high standard, {{convert|8|mi}} of it being four lanes from junction 14 at Alconbury to junction 16 at Norman Cross in each direction whilst the remainder has three lanes in each direction. It is managed by Road Management Services (Peterborough) under a DBFO contract with National Highways.{{cite web|url=http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/33524.aspx |title=A1(M) Alconbury to Peterborough Design, Build, Finance and Operate (DBFO) contract |access-date=29 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712023113/http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/33524.aspx |archive-date=12 July 2012 }}

Following the rerouting of the A14 road in 2019 at Brampton Hut interchange this section needs review.

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{{Infobox road

| name = A1(M) {{nobold|(J34–J38)}}

| country = ENG

| type = AM

| route = 1

| maint = National Highways

| length_mi = 15.2

| direction_a = North

| terminus_a = Red House, near Skellow

| destinations = Doncaster, Wakefield, Rotherham, Barnsley

| terminus_b = Blyth

| direction_b = South

| established = 1961

| history = Constructed 1961

| junction = 1000x20px 1000x20px

| e-road = x20px E15

| next_type = AM

| next_route = 3

}}

This {{convert|15|mi|adj=on}} section which runs from Skellow in South Yorkshire to the village of Blyth in the far north of Nottinghamshire first opened in 1961 and was one of the first sections of motorway to be built in Britain; it has two lanes in each direction. Between junction 36 and 37 the motorway crosses the River Don on the Don Bridge.

Data from driver location signs are used to provide distance and carriageway identifier information.{{cite web|url=http://www.trafficengland.com/map.aspx |title=Traffic England Live Traffic Condition Map |work=Locations extracted from Traffic Camera Popup identifier text |publisher=Highways Agency |pages=1 |access-date=17 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210221222/http://www.trafficengland.com/map.aspx |archive-date=10 February 2012 }}

Proposals were made by a previous government to upgrade the Skellow to Darrington section of the A1 to motorway, meaning the entire stretch of A1 from Blyth in Nottinghamshire to Washington in Tyne and Wear would be motorway-standard road.{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/major-roads-investment-in-the-north-east-and-yorkshire|title=Road investment strategy: north east and Yorkshire, 1 December 2014}}

{{Infobox road

| name = A1(M) {{nobold|(J40–J65)}}

| country = ENG

| type = AM

| route = 1

| maint = National Highways

| length_mi = 93.8

| direction_a = South

| terminus_a = Darrington

| destinations = Wetherby, Knaresborough, Ripon, Catterick, Scotch Corner, Darlington, Newton Aycliffe, Durham, Houghton le Spring, Chester-le-Street, Washington

Road network

| terminus_b = Birtley

| direction_b = North

| established = 1965

| history = Constructed 1965–2018

| junction = 1000x20px 1000x20px
J41 → M62 motorway
1000x20px 1000x20px
J43 → M1 motorway
1000x20px 1000x20px
J57 → A66(M) motorway
1000x20px 1000x20px
J65 → A194(M) motorway

| e-road = {{Jct|country=EUR|E|15}}

| next_type = AM

| next_route = 3

}}

File:Wetherby services.JPG on the A1(M).]]

This section opened in sections:

• Walshford to 49 opened in 1995
• Junctions 43 to 44 opened in 1999

:When this section opened it ended at a temporary terminus south of the M1. There was a final exit into Micklefield Village for non-motorway traffic onto what is now the access road. During the first week of June 2009, junctions 44 and 45 were renumbered to 43 and 44. At the same time the existing A1/A659 Grange Moor junction became A1(M) junction 45.{{cite web

|url=http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/5526.aspx

|publisher=Highways Authority

|access-date=17 July 2010

|title=A1(M) Bramham to Wetherby

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100627202057/http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/5526.aspx

|archive-date=27 June 2010

|url-status=dead

}} As a result many atlases show incorrect junction numbering for this stretch of motorway.

• Junction 46 to temporary junction at Walshford opened in 2005{{cite web|url=http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/5523.aspx|title=A1(M) Wetherby to Walshford|publisher=Highways Agency|access-date=6 August 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080830002409/http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/5523.aspx|archive-date=30 August 2008|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
• Junction 40 to south of 43 opened in 2005 and 2006

:The northern section of the upgrade, bypassing Fairburn village, opened to traffic in April 2005 with a temporary connection with the existing A1 between Fairburn and Brotherton. The southern section, with a free-flow interchange with the M62 motorway, opened to traffic on 13 January 2006.

• Junctions 44 to 46 opened in 2009{{cite web|url=http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/5526.aspx |title=A1(M) Bramham to Wetherby |publisher=Highways Agency |access-date=6 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820120613/http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/5526.aspx |archive-date=20 August 2008 |url-status=dead }}
• Junctions 49 to 51 opened in 2011 and 2012

:Work began in March 2009 to upgrade the Dishforth to Leeming section to dual three-lane motorway standard with existing connections being replaced by two new junctions. The Dishforth to Baldersby Section {{nowrap|(J49 to J50)}} was completed in October 2011{{cite web|title=A1 Dishforth to Leeming Improvement Scheme (A1 Dishforth to Barton) Progress to Date|url=http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/24059.aspx|access-date=16 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120701103537/http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/24059.aspx|archive-date=1 July 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} and the Baldersby to Leeming section {{nowrap|(J50 to J51)}} was opened to traffic on 31 March 2012.

• Junctions 51 to 56 opened in 2017 and 2018 - there are no junctions 54 and 55

:Work on upgrading the Leeming Bar to Barton section to three-lane motorway began in April 2014. Work was expected to be completed by summer 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/road-projects/A1-Leeming-to-Barton-Improvement |title=A1 Leeming to Barton Improvement |publisher=Highways Agency |access-date=24 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140430030837/http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/road-projects/A1-Leeming-to-Barton-Improvement |archive-date=30 April 2014 |url-status=dead }} In early 2017, the Highways Agency announced that the full opening would be delayed until December 2017.{{cite news|last1=Copeland|first1=Alexa|title=Further six months of roadworks|work=Darlington & Stockton Times|issue=2017-15|date=14 April 2017|page=13|issn=2040-3933}} In the end, the motorway opened up on 29 March 2018, making the A1 continuous motorway standard from Darrington, West Yorkshire, to Washington, Tyne and Wear, though residual works were still to be completed.{{cite news|title=Hitting the open road|newspaper=The Northern Echo|date=30 March 2018|p=1|issn=2043-0442}}

• Junctions 56 to 59 opened in 1965
• Junctions 59 to 63 opened in 1969
• Junctions 63 to 65 opened in 1970

Data from driver location signs are used to provide distance and carriageway identifier information.

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• [http://www.cbrd.co.uk/motorway/a1/ CBRD Motorway Database – A1(M)]
• The Motorway Archive (A1(M))
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090123055316/http://iht.org/motorway/a1meast.htm Junctions 1 to 10 & 14 to 17]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090123055311/http://iht.org/motorway/a1mdoncaster.htm Junctions 34 to 38]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20081205171915/http://www.iht.org/motorway/a1mwaldish.htm Junctions 47 to 49]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20120207182226/http://www.iht.org/motorway/a1durdarl.htm Junctions 56 to 59]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090612063252/http://www.iht.org/motorway/a1durdur.htm Junctions 59 to 63]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090610193825/http://www.iht.org/motorway/a1durbbp.htm Junctions 63 to 65]
• [http://pathetic.org.uk/lost/a1m_central_motorway_east/ Pathetic Motorways: A1(M) Central Motorway East]

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