Current Incidents

congestion
M69CongestionLocation : The M69 northbound exit slip at junction J1 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:45 and 18:00 on 9 July 2025. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. M66
CongestionLocation : The M66 southbound exit slip at junction J4 for M60. Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:45 and 18:00 on 9 July 2025. M65
CongestionLocation : The M65 eastbound exit slip at junction J9 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:45 and 18:00 on 9 July 2025. M6
CongestionLocation : The M6 northbound at junction J20 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:00 and 18:15 on 9 July 2025. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. M58
CongestionLocation : The M58 eastbound between junctions J5and M6 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:00 and 18:15 on 9 July 2025. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. M5
CongestionLocation : The M5 northbound between junctions J2and J1 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:00 and 18:15 on 9 July 2025. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. M40
CongestionLocation : The M40 northbound exit slip at junction J11 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:15 and 18:30 on 9 July 2025. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. M275
CongestionLocation : The M275 northbound between junctions J1and M27 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:15 and 18:30 on 9 July 2025. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. M27
CongestionLocation : The M27 westbound between junctions J9and J8 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:45 and 18:00 on 9 July 2025. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. M25
CongestionLocation : The M25 anticlockwise at junction J2 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:45 and 18:00 on 9 July 2025. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. M20
CongestionLocation : The M20 westbound exit slip at junction J10A . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:45 and 18:00 on 9 July 2025. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. M11
CongestionLocation : The M11 northbound at junction J6 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:15 and 18:30 on 9 July 2025. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. M1
CongestionLocation : The M1 northbound exit slip at junction J8 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 9 July 2025. A66
CongestionLocation : The A66 eastbound between the junctions with the A1045and the A19 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:45 and 18:00 on 9 July 2025. A616
CongestionLocation : The A616 westbound between the junctions with the M1and the A61 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:00 and 18:15 on 9 July 2025. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A595
CongestionLocation : The A595 southbound between the junctions with the A66and the A596 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:00 and 18:15 on 9 July 2025. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A590
CongestionLocation : The A590 eastbound between the A5087 east of Ulverston and the junction with the A5092 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:45 and 18:00 on 9 July 2025. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A585
CongestionLocation : The A585 northbound between the A588 North and the junction with the A588 South. Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:45 and 18:00 on 9 July 2025. A57
CongestionLocation : The A57 westbound between the junctions with the A628and the M67 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:45 and 18:00 on 9 July 2025. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A50
CongestionLocation : The A50 eastbound between the junctions with the A515 Sudbury West and the A515 Sudbury. Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:30 and 18:45 on 9 July 2025. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A5
CongestionLocation : The A5 northbound at the junction with the A49 South of Shrewsbury. Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 9 July 2025. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A49
CongestionLocation : The A49 northbound between the junctions with the A4113and the A489 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:00 and 18:15 on 9 July 2025. A47
CongestionLocation : The A47 eastbound between the A140and the junction with the A146 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:30 and 18:45 on 9 July 2025. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A46
CongestionLocation : The A46 northbound between the junctions with the A4184and the A44 Evesham East . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 9 July 2025. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A453
CongestionLocation : The A453 southbound exit slip to the A52 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:45 and 18:00 on 9 July 2025. A45
CongestionLocation : The A45 eastbound between the M1and the junction with the A508 North. Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 9 July 2025. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A428
CongestionLocation : The A428 westbound between the junctions with the M11and the A1198 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:00 and 18:15 on 9 July 2025. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A414
CongestionLocation : The junction of the A414and the A1M. Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:45 and 18:00 on 9 July 2025. A405
CongestionLocation : The A405 northbound between the junctions with the A412and the M1 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:45 and 18:00 on 9 July 2025. A38
CongestionLocation : The A38 southbound between the A6and the junction with the A52 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:15 and 18:30 on 9 July 2025. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A36
CongestionLocation : The A36 northbound between the junctions with the A30 East and the A345 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:15 and 18:30 on 9 July 2025. A34
CongestionLocation : The A34 northbound between the junctions with the A4130and the A415 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:30 and 18:45 on 9 July 2025. Delay : There are currently delays of 20 minutes against expected traffic. A31
CongestionLocation : The A31 eastbound between the junctions with the A350and the A349 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:45 and 18:00 on 9 July 2025. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A303
CongestionLocation : The A303 eastbound between the A3093and the junction with the A34 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:45 and 18:00 on 9 July 2025. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A30
CongestionLocation : The A30 eastbound between the junctions with the M25and the A308 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:45 and 18:00 on 9 July 2025. A282
CongestionLocation : The A282 anticlockwise entry slip from the A206 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:45 and 18:00 on 9 July 2025. A27
CongestionLocation : The A27 eastbound between the A24 South and the junction with the A2025 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:00 and 18:15 on 9 July 2025. A249
CongestionLocation : The A249 northbound between the junctions with the A2and the A2500 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:00 and 18:15 on 9 July 2025. A23
CongestionLocation : The A23 northbound between the junctions with the M23and the A237 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:15 and 18:30 on 9 July 2025. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A21
CongestionLocation : The A21 southbound between the junctions with the A228and the A262 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:15 and 18:30 on 9 July 2025. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A19
CongestionLocation : The A19 northbound between the junctions with the A194and the A185 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:00 and 18:15 on 9 July 2025. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A141
CongestionLocation : The A141 eastbound between the junctions with the A14and the A1 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 9 July 2025. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A14
CongestionLocation : The A14 eastbound exit slip at junction J13 Thrapston. Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 9 July 2025. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A120
CongestionLocation : The A120 eastbound between the junctions with the A131 South and the A131 North. Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:45 and 18:00 on 9 July 2025. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
incident
M48M48 : Both directions : Severn Bridge : 7.5t weight restriction for heavy goods vehicles from 27/05/25-until further noticeDescription: M48 : Both directions : Severn Bridge : 7.5t weight restriction for heavy goods vehicles from 27/05/25-until further notice, Start time: 27/05/2025 0:00 , Expected end time:23/05/2026 23:55, Severity: Moderate, Source: Welsh Government, Last updated: 03/06/2025 12:42 M4
M4 : Now clear : Eastbound : J32 CorytonDescription: M4 : Now clear : Eastbound : J32 Coryton, Start time: 09/07/2025 17:15 , Expected end time:09/07/2025 17:20, Severity: Moderate, Source: Welsh Government, Last updated: 09/07/2025 17:15 A470
A470 : Now clear : Northbound : Coryton to NantgarwDescription: A470 : Now clear : Northbound : Coryton to Nantgarw, Start time: 09/07/2025 18:02 , Expected end time:09/07/2025 18:07, Severity: Moderate, Source: Welsh Government, Last updated: 09/07/2025 18:02
no delay
M3Broken down vehicleLocation : The M3 westbound entry slip at junction J10 . Reason : Broken down vehicle. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 18:30 and 18:45 on 9 July 2025. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:30 and 18:45 on 9 July 2025. Lanes Closed : There are lane closures. M23
Broken down vehicleLocation : The M23 northbound between junctions J9and J8 . Lane Closures : Lane one is closed. Reason : Broken down vehicle. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 18:30 and 18:45 on 9 July 2025. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:30 and 18:45 on 9 July 2025. Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.
severe disruption - in excess of 3 hours delay or road closure
M42Road WorksLocation : The M42 southbound exit slip at junction J3 To A435 south. Reason : Emergency gantry construction is planned. Status : Pending. Schedule : From 21:00 on 9 July 2025 to 06:00 on 10 July 2025. Lanes Closed : All lanes will be closed. A1
AccidentLocation : The A1 northbound between the A697and the junction with the A1068 . Reason : Road traffic collision. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 00:00 and 00:15 on 10 July 2025. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 00:00 and 00:15 on 10 July 2025. Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed. Previous Reason : Following an earlier accident.
Here are the latest traffic and travel news from traffic update dot co dot UK at 18:34 pm. Well folks, let's jump right into the traffic chaos happening on our roads today. In London, we've got a bit of a nightmare situation at Junction 6 of the M25 with heavy congestion causing long delays for drivers heading towards Dartford. Make sure to pack some extra snacks for this journey, folks.Heading over to Birmingham now, the A38(M) Aston Expressway is experiencing some slow-moving traffic towards the city centre. Looks like someone forgot to hit the express button on that road!If you happen to be in Manchester, beware of delays on the M60 near Junction 12 for Eccles Interchange. It seems like everyone is trying to dodge the traffic, but nobody is winning!Lastly, down in Bristol, the M32 is not living up to its name today as there are reports of slow traffic heading into the city centre. Looks like the M32 is feeling a bit under the weather.Well, that's all for now folks. Stay safe out there and remember to keep calm in the midst of traffic madness. Until next time, happy and safe travels!
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