A249 Traffic

Traffic and travel conditions for the A249 13:37pm

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Traffic incidents

The following traffic incidents and congestion for A249 have been reported by Highways England, Traffic Scotland, Traffic Wales or Transport for London (TfL) in the last two hours:

CONGESTION
Location: The A249 southbound between the junctions with the A2500 and the A2 .
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: 2.14m from Sittingbourne. CLEARED @ 10:38
CONGESTION
Location: The A249 northbound between the junctions with the M2 and the A2500 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 27 Jan 2026.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 3.2m from Sittingbourne. CLEARED @ 09:53
CONGESTION
Location: The A249 southbound between the junctions with the A2500 and the A2 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 27 Jan 2026.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 2.33m from Sittingbourne. CLEARED @ 09:44
CONGESTION
Location: The A249 southbound between the junctions with the A2500 and the A2 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:30 and 08:45 on 27 Jan 2026.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 2.33m from Sittingbourne. CLEARED @ 08:41


There are no current incidents in this location.

A249 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.

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Location: southbound between the junctions with the A2500 and the A2 .

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: 2.14m from Sittingbourne.

51.35-0.71

Location: northbound between the junctions with the M2 and the A2500 .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 27 January 2026.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 3.2m from Sittingbourne.

51.34-0.68

Location: southbound between the junctions with the A2500 and the A2 .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00 on 27 January 2026.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 2.33m from Sittingbourne.

51.35-0.7

Location: southbound between the junctions with the A2500 and the A2 .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:30 and 08:45 on 27 January 2026.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 2.33m from Sittingbourne.

51.35-0.7