A12 closed southbound (obstruction)

Road closure on the A12 southbound at Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach on Monday 9 November 2026, from 00:18. Still reported at 01:53 UK time. Timeline of reports from TfL.

Status

Live since 00:18 (1 h 35 min)

Location

A12 southbound · Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach

Reported as

Obstruction or hazard

At its worst

Road closed

Sources

TfL

Timeline

1. 00:18 TfL: obstruction or hazard, road closed
2. 00:50 TfL: “The road has reopened, but residual traffic is still quite heavy.”
3. 00:54 TfL: road reopened, “A102 has now reopened, the on slip to the A102 (tunnel entrance) remains closed. The road has reopened, but residual traffic is still quite heavy. The on slip is still closed.”
4. 01:04 TfL: “from the A13 westbound is still closed.”

Source reports

• [A12] Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach (Southbound) between [A13] East India Dock Road and [A102] Blackwall Tunnel - The A102 has now reopened, the on slip to the A102 (tunnel entrance) remains closed. The road has reopened, but residual traffic is still quite heavy. The on slip from the A13 westbound is still closed.

Other recent incidents on the A12

• A12 crash J28–J26Sat 19:22 · cleared after 10 h 3 min
• A12 crash J26–J28Sat 18:45 · cleared after 9 h 9 min
• A12 crash J26–J28Sat 18:44 · cleared after 9 h 11 min
• A12 crashSat 16:51 · cleared after 12 h 7 min
• A12 stopped trafficSat 13:39 · cleared after 46 min
• A12 crash Eastern Avenue eastboundFri 22:50 · cleared after 3 h 52 min
• A12 crash Eastern Avenue eastboundThu 20:04 · cleared after 51 min
• A12 crashThu 16:31 · cleared after 2 h 45 min
• A12 crashWed 15:52 · cleared after 2 h 22 min
• A12 stopped trafficTue 07:31 · cleared after 2 h 31 min

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