A12 Traffic

Traffic and travel conditions for the A12 13:34pm

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Traffic incidents

The following traffic incidents and congestion for A12 have been reported by Highways England, Traffic Scotland, Traffic Wales or Transport for London (TfL) in the last two hours:

ACCIDENT
Location: The A12 southbound between junctions J30and J29 .
Reason: Road traffic collision.
Status: Cleared.
Nearest town: 6.93m from Colchester. CLEARED @ 09:08
CONGESTION
Location: The A12 southbound exit slip at junction J29 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 27 Jan 2026.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 3.25m from Colchester. CLEARED @ 09:26
CONGESTION
Location: The A12 northbound exit slip at junction J29 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:30 and 09:45 on 27 Jan 2026.
Nearest town: 3.06m from Colchester. CLEARED @ 09:35
CONGESTION
Location: The A12 southbound between junctions J28and J27 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 10:30 and 10:45 on 27 Jan 2026.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 2.34m from Colchester. CLEARED @ 10:38
CONGESTION
Location: The A12 southbound between junctions J32Aand J31 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:00 and 09:15 on 27 Jan 2026.
Delay: There are currently delays of 15 minutes against expected traffic.
Earlier Reason: Caused by an earlier accident.
Nearest town: 7.28m from Colchester. CLEARED @ 09:08


There are no current incidents in this location.

A12 Roadworks

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Location: southbound between junctions J30and J29 .

Due to: Road traffic collision.

Status : Cleared.
Nearest town: 6.93m from Colchester.

51.97-0.98

Location: southbound exit slip at junction J29 .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 27 January 2026.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 3.25m from Colchester.

51.92-0.94

Location: northbound exit slip at junction J29 .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:30 and 09:45 on 27 January 2026.
Nearest town: 3.06m from Colchester.

51.92-0.93

Location: southbound between junctions J28and J27 .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 10:30 and 10:45 on 27 January 2026.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 2.34m from Colchester.

51.91-0.87

Location: southbound between junctions J32Aand J31 .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:00 and 09:15 on 27 January 2026.

Delay : There are currently delays of 15 minutes against expected traffic.

Earlier Due to: Caused by an earlier accident.
Nearest town: 7.28m from Colchester.

51.97-0.99