A2 delays

Long delays on the A2 on Thursday 8 October 2026, from 05:54. Cleared at 08:39 after 2 h 45 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Cleared 08:39 on 8 Oct 2026, after 2 h 45 min

Location

A2

Reported as

Queueing traffic

Sources

TomTom ×3

Timeline

1. Thu 05:54 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. Thu 06:58 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
3. Thu 07:03 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
4. Thu 07:12 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. Thu 08:16 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~10 min
6. Thu 08:21 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~10 min (reported again)
7. Thu 08:34 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
8. Thu 08:39 TomTom no longer reports it
9. Thu 08:39 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the A2

• A2 reported crash westboundyesterday 16:20 · cleared after 37 min
• A2 crash Blackheath Road both directionsyesterday 09:49 · cleared after 35 min
• A2 crash eastboundFri 16:25 · cleared after 1 h 49 min
• A2 stopped trafficFri 06:47 · cleared after 7 h 38 min
• A2 stopped trafficWed 08:10 · cleared after 32 min
• A2 delaysWed 07:34 · cleared after 50 min
• A2 stopped trafficTue 07:13 · cleared after 1 h 36 min
• A2 crash Rochester Way Relief Road eastbound31 Oct 2026 12:25 · cleared after 53 min
• A2 stopped traffic30 Oct 2026 13:59 · cleared after 5 h 12 min
• A2 crash30 Oct 2026 06:32 · cleared after 2 h 6 min

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