The barriers and road surface are damaged after a tanker crash on Sunday.
The lorry struck the nearside and central reservation barriers between junction 15 for Northampton and junction 14 for Milton KeynesThe southbound carriageway is closed between junction 15 for Northampton and junction 14 for Milton Keynes after the lorry struck the nearside and central reservation barriers on Sunday.It said it hoped to have the carriageway open by 15:00 BST.
National Highways said the spillage of diesel and oil meant the road needed to be resurfaced, while the barriers on both sides of the carriageway needed repairing.There have been five miles of congestion on the approach to the closure causing 60-minute delays for drivers, the agency said.The crash happened at about 17:25 on Sunday and lanes started to reopen within an hour.
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