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A12 closed

Road closure on the A12 on Tuesday 20 October 2026, from 16:21. Cleared at 18:56 after 2 h 36 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status
Cleared 18:56 on 20 Oct 2026, after 2 h 36 min
Location
A12
Reported as
Road closed
Lanes
Road closed
At its worst
Stationary traffic · delay ~116 min
Sources
TomTom ×7
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Timeline

  1. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
  2. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~39 min
  3. TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~10), “Slow traffic”
  4. TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~16), “Queuing traffic”
  5. TomTom: delay now ~69 min (was ~47)
  6. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  7. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  8. TomTom: road closed
  9. TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~11)
  10. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~22 min
  11. TomTom: road closed (reported again)
  12. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~19 min (reported again)
  13. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~32 min (reported again)
  14. TomTom no longer reports it
  15. All clear: no source reports it any more
  16. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~10 min
  17. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~13 min
  18. TomTom: delay now ~116 min (was ~13)
  19. TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~116)
  20. TomTom: delay now ~68 min (was ~15)
  21. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  22. TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~61)
  23. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~14 min
  24. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  25. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  26. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  27. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  28. TomTom no longer reports it
  29. All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

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