A13 stopped traffic Alfreds Way eastbound

Cleared Cleared at 19:57 on 23 Sept 2026, after 14 h 14 min.

Stopped traffic on the A13 eastbound at Alfreds Way on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 05:44. Cleared at 19:57 after 14 h 14 min. Timeline of reports from TfL and TomTom.

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   A13 eastbound · Alfreds Way

   Broken-down vehicle

   1 of 3 lanes closed · Wed 05:44–Wed 19:57 (cleared after 14 h 14 min) · delay ~20 min · queue 4.7 mi

   TfL ×2 · TomTom ×7

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Timeline

1. Wed 05:44 TfL: broken-down vehicle, 1 of 3 lanes closed
2. Wed 05:57 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
3. Wed 06:10 TfL no longer reports it
4. Wed 06:10 All clear: no source reports it any more
5. Wed 07:01 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
6. Wed 07:25 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~20 min
7. Wed 07:25 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
8. Wed 07:25 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~18 min
9. Wed 07:54 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min
10. Wed 07:57 TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~5), “Stationary traffic”
11. Wed 07:58 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~4 min
12. Wed 08:13 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~13 min
13. Wed 08:52 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
14. Wed 09:03 TfL: broken-down vehicle
15. Wed 09:06 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
16. Wed 09:20 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
17. Wed 09:34 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
18. Wed 10:15 TomTom no longer reports it
19. Wed 10:32 TfL no longer reports it
20. Wed 10:32 All clear: no source reports it any more
21. Wed 19:44 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
22. Wed 19:57 TomTom no longer reports it
23. Wed 19:57 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• [A13] Alfreds Way (Eastbound) at the junction of Movers Lane - Lane one (of three) is blocked due to a broken down vehicle. Traffic is flowing well.
• Stationary traffic
• Queuing traffic
• [A13] Thames Gateway (Westbound) at the junction of [A1306] Marsh Way - Broken down vehicle on hatchings of on slip. Approach with caution. Traffic is flowing well.

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