M1 reopens ending travel chaos and six-and-a-half miles of traffic near Sheffield and Derbyshire

By Lloyd Bent

Published 19th Dec 2019, 11:30 BST

Updated 19th Dec 2019, 13:47 BST

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Lanes on the M1 have been reopened after being closed for much of the morning due to a collision and spillage.

Highways England this morning warned drivers of delays and miles-long tailbacks due to a collision and spillage on the M1 southbound.

Lanes were closed on the north and southbound sides of the M1 near J30 near Worksop.

There was congestion tailing back for 6.5 miles back to J31 on the southbound side and that journey times increased by around an hour.