A1 stopped traffic

Cleared Cleared at 19:30 on 23 Sept 2026, after 5 h 18 min.

Stopped traffic on the A1 at Cranberry Close → Northway Circus (A41) on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 14:12. Cleared at 19:30 after 5 h 18 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   A1 · Cranberry Close → Northway Circus (A41)

   Queueing traffic

   Wed 14:12–Wed 19:30 (cleared after 5 h 18 min) · delay ~4 min · queue 1.0 mi

   TomTom ×7

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~21 min

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Timeline

1. Wed 14:12 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. Wed 14:43 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~4 min
3. Wed 14:52 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
4. Wed 15:06 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. Wed 15:34 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
6. Wed 15:46 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~2 min
7. Wed 15:48 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
8. Wed 16:29 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
9. Wed 16:32 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~4 min
10. Wed 16:43 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~3 min
11. Wed 16:59 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~4 min
12. Wed 17:39 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~11)
13. Wed 17:53 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~3 min
14. Wed 17:53 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
15. Wed 18:07 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~21)
16. Wed 18:07 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
17. Wed 18:21 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
18. Wed 19:02 TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~12)
19. Wed 19:30 TomTom no longer reports it
20. Wed 19:30 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Queuing traffic
• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the A1

• A1 closed northbound · yesterday 16:05, cleared after 2 h 34 min
• A1 closed · Mon 22:24, cleared after 5 h 49 min
• A1 stopped traffic · Fri 16:14, cleared after 14 min
• A1 crash · Fri 07:14, cleared after 1 h 32 min
• A1 crash southbound · Thu 19:30, cleared after 1 h 27 min
• A1 closed within the A141 junction northbound · 8 Oct 2026 13:20, cleared after 1 h 17 min
• A1 closed · 7 Oct 2026 21:57, cleared after 5 h 54 min
• A1 crash northbound · 5 Oct 2026 06:51, cleared after 152 h 48 min
• A1 crash Falloden Way southbound · 3 Oct 2026 07:04, cleared after 10 h 29 min
• A1 closed · 30 Sept 2026 22:00, cleared after 30 h 52 min

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This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.