January 2022 - Construction underway; February 2021 - Seven new steel gantries have been installed which are used to show the electronic message signs and junction information signs once the smart motorway is open; March 2020 - Project is due to open in March 2022; Project includes upgrading of the M1 between junctions 13 and 16 to an All-Lane Running (ALR) smart motorway; Project is part of M1 Junction 13 (Milton Keynes, South East) - Junction 19 (Catthorpe, East Midlands) Smart Motorway; Project length - 23.6 miles; Project cost - GBP373mn