Current Incidents
congestion
M6
CongestionLocation : The M6 northbound at junction J8 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 19:15 and 19:30 on 24 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. M4
CongestionLocation : The M4 eastbound between junctions J4and J3 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 19:00 and 19:15 on 24 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. M25
CongestionLocation : The M25 anticlockwise at junction J1A . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 19:45 and 20:00 on 24 May 2026. M20
CongestionLocation : The M20 westbound between junctions J9and J8 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 19:45 and 20:00 on 24 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 15 minutes against expected traffic. M2
CongestionLocation : The M2 westbound at junction J7 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 20:00 and 20:15 on 24 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. M1
CongestionLocation : The M1 southbound exit slip at junction J21 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 19:15 and 19:30 on 24 May 2026. A50
CongestionLocation : The A50 westbound between the A5005and the junction with the A500 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 20:00 and 20:15 on 24 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A31
CongestionLocation : The A31 eastbound between the junctions with the A338 North and the M27 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 19:15 and 19:30 on 24 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 15 minutes against expected traffic. A27
CongestionLocation : The junction of the A27and the A2270. Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 19:45 and 20:00 on 24 May 2026. A21
CongestionLocation : The A21 northbound between the A2100 north of Battle and the junction with the A265 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 20:00 and 20:15 on 24 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A19
CongestionLocation : The A19 southbound between the junctions with the A1and the A1068 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 19:45 and 20:00 on 24 May 2026. A1
CongestionLocation : The A1 southbound exit slip to the A696 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 20:00 and 20:15 on 24 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
no delay
M56
Vehicle ObstructionLocation : The M56 eastbound exit slip at junction J5 for Manchester Airport. Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed. Reason : Abandoned vehicle. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 20:45 and 21:00 on 24 May 2026. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 20:45 and 21:00 on 24 May 2026. Lanes Closed : There is one of two lanes closed. A249
Road WorksLocation : The A249 northbound between the junctions with the A2and the A2500 . Lane Closures : Lane one is closed. Reason : Emergency bridge repairs. Status : Currently Active. Period : from 11:12 on 22 May 2026 to 06:00 on 30 May 2026. Lanes Closed : There is one of two lanes closed. A2
ResurfacingLocation : The A2 eastbound between the junctions with the M25and the A2260 . Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1, 2 and 3 are closed. Reason : Emergency resurfacing. Status : Currently Active. Period : from 19:48 on 23 May 2026 to 06:00 on 25 May 2026. Lanes Closed : There are three of four lanes closed.
severe disruption - in excess of 3 hours delay or road closure
SpillageLocation : The M60 clockwise entry slip at junction J27 . Reason : Load spillage. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 22:15 and 22:30 on 24 May 2026. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:15 and 22:30 on 24 May 2026. Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed.Here are the latest traffic and travel news from traffic update dot co dot UK at 20:04 pm. No 'choices' key in the response.Error from API: You exceeded your current quota, please check your plan and billing details. For more information on this error, read the docs: https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/error-codes/api-errors.
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