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

Reason: Road traffic collision.
Status: Currently Active.
Time to clear: The event is expected to clear between 19:30 and 19:45 on 28 Apr 2026.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 19:30 and 19:45 on 28 Apr 2026.
Delay: There are currently delays of 15 minutes against expected traffic.
Lanes closed: There are lane closures.
Nearest town: 17.35 miles from Gilesgate.

Reason: Road traffic collision.
Status: Cleared.
Nearest town: 18.67 miles from Gilesgate.

Lane closures: Lane one is closed.
Reason: Broken down vehicle.
Status: Currently Active.
Time to clear: The event is expected to clear between 17:45 and 18:00 on 28 Apr 2026.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:45 and 18:00 on 28 Apr 2026.
Lanes closed: There is one of three lanes closed.
Nearest town: 15.25 miles from Gilesgate. CLEARED @ 16:57

Lane closures: Lane one is closed.
Reason: Road traffic collision.
Status: Currently Active.
Time to clear: The event is expected to clear between 15:00 and 15:15 on 28 Apr 2026.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 28 Apr 2026.
Lanes closed: There is one of two lanes closed.
Previous Reason: Following an earlier obstruction involving a broken down vehicle.
Nearest town: 18.44 miles from Gilesgate. CLEARED @ 13:48

Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:45 and 19:00 on 28 Apr 2026.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 19.3 miles from Gilesgate.

Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:45 and 19:00 on 28 Apr 2026.
CauseRoad traffic collision.
Delay: There are currently delays of 15 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 19.14 miles from Gilesgate.

Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:45 and 19:00 on 28 Apr 2026.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 18.12 miles from Gilesgate.

Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:45 and 19:00 on 28 Apr 2026.
Delay: There are currently delays of 30 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 19.37 miles from Gilesgate. CLEARED @ 18:27

Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 28 Apr 2026.
Nearest town: 19.8 miles from Gilesgate. CLEARED @ 17:42

Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:30 and 18:45 on 28 Apr 2026.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 19.09 miles from Gilesgate. CLEARED @ 18:27

Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:45 and 18:00 on 28 Apr 2026.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 13.24 miles from Gilesgate. CLEARED @ 17:51

Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 28 Apr 2026.
Nearest town: 18.38 miles from Gilesgate. CLEARED @ 17:24

Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 28 Apr 2026.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 13.76 miles from Gilesgate. CLEARED @ 17:15

Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 28 Apr 2026.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 19.27 miles from Gilesgate. CLEARED @ 17:15

Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 28 Apr 2026.
Nearest town: 15.91 miles from Gilesgate. CLEARED @ 17:06

Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 28 Apr 2026.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 19.8 miles from Gilesgate. CLEARED @ 17:06

Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 28 Apr 2026.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 11.53 miles from Gilesgate. CLEARED @ 16:48

Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 28 Apr 2026.
Nearest town: 16.03 miles from Gilesgate. CLEARED @ 16:57

Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:45 and 19:00 on 28 Apr 2026.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Earlier Reason: Caused by an earlier accident.
Nearest town: 18.26 miles from Gilesgate.

Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:00 and 16:15 on 28 Apr 2026.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 18.93 miles from Gilesgate. CLEARED @ 16:03

Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:45 and 16:00 on 28 Apr 2026.
Nearest town: 16.25 miles from Gilesgate. CLEARED @ 15:45

Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:45 and 16:00 on 28 Apr 2026.
Nearest town: 19.8 miles from Gilesgate. CLEARED @ 15:45

Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:15 and 14:30 on 28 Apr 2026.
Nearest town: 19.8 miles from Gilesgate. CLEARED @ 14:24

Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:00 and 13:15 on 28 Apr 2026.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 16.25 miles from Gilesgate. CLEARED @ 13:03

Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 28 Apr 2026.
Nearest town: 19.8 miles from Gilesgate. CLEARED @ 12:54
There are no current incidents in this location.
















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