A2 stopped traffic

Cleared Cleared at 08:56 on 13 Oct 2026, after 1 h 41 min.

Stopped traffic on the A2 on Tuesday 13 October 2026, from 07:15. Cleared at 08:56 after 1 h 41 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

A2

Queueing traffic

07:15–08:56 (cleared after 1 h 41 min) · delay ~25 min · queue 9.0 mi

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Timeline

07:15 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~24 min
07:38 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
07:43 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
07:47 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~22 min
07:52 TomTom: delay now ~36 min (was ~22)
07:57 TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~36)
08:10 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~32 min (reported again)
08:19 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min
08:24 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
08:29 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~21 min (reported again)
08:29 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
08:51 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
08:56 TomTom no longer reports it
08:56 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

Queuing traffic
Stationary traffic
Slow traffic

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This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.