A2 stopped traffic

Cleared Cleared at 16:06 on 24 Sept 2026, after 35 min.

Stopped traffic on the A2 on Thursday 24 September 2026, from 15:31. Cleared at 16:06 after 35 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   A2

   Queueing traffic

   Thu 15:31–Thu 16:06 (cleared after 35 min) · delay ~6 min · queue 3.3 mi

   TomTom

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~55 min

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Timeline

1. Thu 15:31 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~23 min
2. Thu 15:35 TomTom: delay now ~55 min (was ~23)
3. Thu 15:44 TomTom: delay now ~28 min (was ~49)
4. Thu 15:53 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~23)
5. Thu 15:57 TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~13), “Slow traffic”
6. Thu 16:06 TomTom no longer reports it
7. Thu 16:06 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic

Other recent incidents on the A2

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• A2 crash eastbound · 5 Oct 2026 12:53, cleared after 1 h 42 min
• A2 stopped traffic · 5 Oct 2026 06:02, cleared after 3 h 26 min
• A2 reported crash eastbound · 4 Oct 2026 07:10, cleared after 1 h 4 min
• A2 crash Shooters Hill Road eastbound · 3 Oct 2026 05:29, cleared after 2 h 58 min

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