A12 Traffic

Traffic and travel conditions for the A12 16:24pm

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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 J26and J28 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:15 and 16:30 on 13 Mar 2026.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 2.93m from Colchester.
CONGESTION
Location: The A12 northbound between junctions J23and J25 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:00 and 12:15 on 13 Mar 2026.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 2.88m from Coggeshall. CLEARED @ 12:09
CONGESTION
Location: The A12 southbound exit slip at junction J25 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:30 and 11:45 on 13 Mar 2026.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 4.65m from Coggeshall. CLEARED @ 11:33


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 exit slip at junction J29 .
Lane closures: Lane one will be closed.
Reason: Roadworks are planned.
Status: Pending.
Schedule: From 21:00 on 23 Mar 2026 to 05:00 on 24 Mar 2026.
Lanes Closed: There will be one of two lanes closed.
Nearest town: 3.28m from Colchester.
ROAD WORKS
Location: The A12 southbound exit slip at junction J29 .
Reason: Roadworks are planned.
Status: Pending.
Schedule: From 21:00 on 23 Mar 2026 to 05:00 on 24 Mar 2026.
Lanes Closed: All lanes will be closed.
Nearest town: 3.34m from Colchester.
ROAD WORKS
Location: The A12 southbound exit slip at junction J29 .
Reason: Roadworks scheme is planned.
Status: Pending.
Schedule: From 21:00 on 23 Mar 2026 to 05:00 on 24 Mar 2026.
Nearest town: 3.34m from Colchester.

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Location: northbound between junctions J26and J28 .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:15 and 16:30 on 13 March 2026.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 2.93m from Colchester.

51.89-0.83

Location: northbound between junctions J23and J25 .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:00 and 12:15 on 13 March 2026.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 2.88m from Coggeshall.

51.83-0.68

Location: southbound exit slip at junction J25 .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:30 and 11:45 on 13 March 2026.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 4.65m from Coggeshall.

51.88-0.79

Location: southbound exit slip at junction J29 .

Lane Closures : Lane one will be closed.

Due to: Roadworks are planned.

Status : Pending.

Schedule : From 21:00 on 23 March 2026 to 05:00 on 24 March 2026.

Lanes Closed : There will be one of two lanes closed.
Nearest town: 3.28m from Colchester.

51.92-0.94

Location: southbound exit slip at junction J29 .

Due to: Roadworks are planned.

Status : Pending.

Schedule : From 21:00 on 23 March 2026 to 05:00 on 24 March 2026.

Lanes Closed : All lanes will be closed.
Nearest town: 3.34m from Colchester.

51.93-0.94

Location: southbound exit slip at junction J29 .

Due to: Roadworks scheme is planned.

Status : Pending.

Schedule : From 21:00 on 23 March 2026 to 05:00 on 24 March 2026.
Nearest town: 3.34m from Colchester.

51.93-0.94