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Traffic incidents

The following traffic incidents and congestion for M23 have been reported by Highways England, Traffic Scotland, Traffic Wales or Transport for London (TfL) in the last two hours:

AUTHORITYOPERATION
Location: The M23 northbound between junctions J9 (Gatwick Airport)and J8 (Reigate) .
Reason: Police incident.
Status: Cleared.
Nearest town: 3.96m from Crawley. CLEARED @ 17:51
AUTHORITYOPERATION
Location: The M23 southbound between junctions J8 (Reigate)and J9 (Gatwick Airport) .
Reason: Police incident.
Status: Currently Active.
Time to clear: The event is expected to clear between 19:00 and 19:15 on 19 Sep 2024.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 19:15 and 19:30 on 19 Sep 2024.
Lanes closed: There are lane closures.
Nearest town: 1.93m from Caterham. CLEARED @ 17:42
BROKEN DOWN VEHICLE
Location: The M23 northbound entry slip at junction J9 (Gatwick Airport) .
Lane closures: Lane two is closed.
Reason: Broken down vehicle.
Status: Currently Active.
Time to clear: The event is expected to clear between 16:00 and 16:15 on 19 Sep 2024.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:00 and 16:15 on 19 Sep 2024.
Lanes closed: There is one of two lanes closed.
Nearest town: 3.68m from Crawley. CLEARED @ 15:09
BROKEN DOWN VEHICLE
Location: The M23 northbound at junction J9 (Gatwick Airport) .
Lane closures: The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason: Broken down vehicle.
Status: Currently Active.
Time to clear: The event is expected to clear between 16:00 and 16:15 on 19 Sep 2024.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:00 and 16:15 on 19 Sep 2024.
Lanes closed: There is one of three lanes closed.
Nearest town: 3.52m from Crawley. CLEARED @ 15:09
ACCIDENT
Location: The M23 northbound at junction J9 (Gatwick Airport) .
Lane closures: The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason: Road traffic collision.
Status: Currently Active.
Time to clear: The event is expected to clear between 14:30 and 14:45 on 19 Sep 2024.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:30 and 14:45 on 19 Sep 2024.
Lanes closed: There is one of three lanes closed.
Nearest town: 3.55m from Crawley. CLEARED @ 13:39
CONGESTION
Location: The M23 westbound between junctions J9 (Gatwick Airport)and J9A .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:00 and 18:15 on 19 Sep 2024.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 3.57m from Crawley. CLEARED @ 18:09
CONGESTION
Location: The M23 northbound between junctions J10 (Crawley)and J9 (Gatwick Airport) .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:45 and 18:00 on 19 Sep 2024.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Earlier Reason: Caused by an earlier police incident.
Nearest town: 1.97m from Crawley. CLEARED @ 17:51
CONGESTION
Location: The M23 northbound entry slip at junction J9 (Gatwick Airport) .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:15 and 14:30 on 19 Sep 2024.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 3.71m from Crawley. CLEARED @ 14:24


There are no current incidents in this location.

M23 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.

M23

The M23 motorway was officially opened to traffic on 27 October 1975. It is a 23-mile long motorway connecting London to the M25 motorway and Crawley in West Sussex.

The motorway has shown to be a very safe road with accident rates decreasing in recent years. Between 2003 and 2018, the reported casualty rate per kilometre on the M23 motorway decreased from 0.17 to 0.08. Between 2012 and 2018, the reported fatal and serious injuries rate per kilometre decreased from 0.03 to 0.01.

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Location: northbound between junctions J9 (Gatwick Airport)and J8 (Reigate) .

Due to: Police incident.

Status : Cleared.
Nearest town: 3.96m from Crawley.

51.16--0.13

Location: southbound between junctions J8 (Reigate)and J9 (Gatwick Airport) .

Due to: Police incident.



Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 19:00 and 19:15 on 19 September 2024.

Normal traffic conditions are expected between 19:15 and 19:30 on 19 September 2024.

Lanes Closed : There are lane closures.
Nearest town: 1.93m from Caterham.

51.26--0.12

Location: northbound entry slip at junction J9 (Gatwick Airport) .

Lane Closures : Lane two is closed.

Due to: Broken down vehicle.



Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 16:00 and 16:15 on 19 September 2024.

Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:00 and 16:15 on 19 September 2024.

Lanes Closed : There is one of two lanes closed.
Nearest town: 3.68m from Crawley.

51.16--0.13

Location: northbound at junction J9 (Gatwick Airport) .

Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.

Due to: Broken down vehicle.



Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 16:00 and 16:15 on 19 September 2024.

Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:00 and 16:15 on 19 September 2024.

Lanes Closed : There is one of three lanes closed.
Nearest town: 3.52m from Crawley.

51.16--0.14

Location: northbound at junction J9 (Gatwick Airport) .

Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.

Due to: Road traffic collision.



Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 14:30 and 14:45 on 19 September 2024.

Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:30 and 14:45 on 19 September 2024.

Lanes Closed : There is one of three lanes closed.
Nearest town: 3.55m from Crawley.

51.16--0.14

Location: westbound between junctions J9 (Gatwick Airport)and J9A .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:00 and 18:15 on 19 September 2024.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 3.57m from Crawley.

51.16--0.14

Location: northbound between junctions J10 (Crawley)and J9 (Gatwick Airport) .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:45 and 18:00 on 19 September 2024.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

Earlier Due to: Caused by an earlier police incident.
Nearest town: 1.97m from Crawley.

51.13--0.14

Location: northbound entry slip at junction J9 (Gatwick Airport) .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:15 and 14:30 on 19 September 2024.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 3.71m from Crawley.

51.16--0.13