A12 Traffic

Traffic and travel conditions for the A12 23:04pm

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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:

CONGESTION
Location: The A12 northbound between junctions J27and J28 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 20:15 and 20:30 on 18 Sep 2025.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 2.26m from Colchester. CLEARED @ 20:15
CONGESTION
Location: The A12 northbound between junctions J22and J24 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 19:15 and 19:30 on 18 Sep 2025.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 3.44m from Coggeshall. CLEARED @ 19:21
CONGESTION
Location: The A12 northbound between junctions J28and J29 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 20:30 and 20:45 on 18 Sep 2025.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 2.84m from Colchester. CLEARED @ 19:48
CONGESTION
Location: The A12 northbound between junctions J21and J22 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:45 and 19:00 on 18 Sep 2025.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 4.24m from Coggeshall. CLEARED @ 18:45


There are no current incidents in this location.

A12 Roadworks

The following roadworks have been reported by various highways agencies and official transport sources.Click on a roadworks item to view more details on the traffic map.

ROAD WORKS
Location: The A12 southbound between junctions J33and J29 .
Reason: Roadworks.
Status: Currently Active.
Period: from 20:59 on 18 Sep 2025 to 05:30 on 19 Sep 2025.
Lanes Closed: All lanes are closed.
Nearest town: 4.43m from Ipswich.
ROAD WORKS
Location: The A12 northbound between junctions J17and J18 .
Reason: Roadworks.
Status: Currently Active.
Period: from 20:31 on 18 Sep 2025 to 05:00 on 19 Sep 2025.
Lanes Closed: All lanes are closed.
Nearest town: 2.05m from Danbury.

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Location: northbound between junctions J27and J28 .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 20:15 and 20:30 on 18 September 2025.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 2.26m from Colchester.

51.91-0.87

Location: northbound between junctions J22and J24 .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 19:15 and 19:30 on 18 September 2025.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 3.44m from Coggeshall.

51.82-0.67

Location: northbound between junctions J28and J29 .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 20:30 and 20:45 on 18 September 2025.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 2.84m from Colchester.

51.92-0.9

Location: northbound between junctions J21and J22 .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:45 and 19:00 on 18 September 2025.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 4.24m from Coggeshall.

51.81-0.65

Location: southbound between junctions J33and J29 .

Due to: Roadworks.



Period : from 20:59 on 18 September 2025 to 05:30 on 19 September 2025.

Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed.
Nearest town: 4.43m from Ipswich.

52.04-1.1

Location: northbound between junctions J17and J18 .

Due to: Roadworks.



Period : from 20:31 on 18 September 2025 to 05:00 on 19 September 2025.

Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed.
Nearest town: 2.05m from Danbury.

51.71-0.52