A12 stopped traffic

Cleared Cleared at 18:55 on 30 Sept 2026, after 2 h 27 min.

Stopped traffic on the A12 on Wednesday 30 September 2026, from 16:28. Cleared at 18:55 after 2 h 27 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   A12

   Queueing traffic

   Wed 16:28–Wed 18:55 (cleared after 2 h 27 min) · delay ~3 min · queue 2.9 mi

   TomTom

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~30 min

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Timeline

1. Wed 16:28 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
2. Wed 16:33 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
3. Wed 16:37 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. Wed 16:42 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
5. Wed 16:51 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
6. Wed 17:00 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
7. Wed 17:05 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~10)
8. Wed 17:32 TomTom no longer reports it
9. Wed 17:32 All clear: no source reports it any more
10. Wed 17:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~30 min (reported again)
11. Wed 18:00 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~30)
12. Wed 18:09 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13. Wed 18:46 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
14. Wed 18:55 TomTom no longer reports it
15. Wed 18:55 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic

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• A12 stopped traffic · Thu 16:07, cleared after 2 h 17 min
• A12 crash Eastern Avenue West · 7 Oct 2026 06:50, cleared after 7 h 9 min
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