A2 stopped traffic

Cleared Cleared at 18:30 on 5 Oct 2026, after 1 h 55 min.

Stopped traffic on the A2 on Monday 5 October 2026, from 16:35. Cleared at 18:30 after 1 h 55 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   A2

   Queueing traffic

   Mon 16:35–Mon 18:30 (cleared after 1 h 55 min) · delay ~5 min · queue 3.3 mi

   TomTom ×2

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~41 min

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Timeline

1. Mon 16:35 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
2. Mon 16:44 TomTom no longer reports it
3. Mon 16:44 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. Mon 16:49 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~29 min
5. Mon 16:53 TomTom: delay now ~41 min (was ~29)
6. Mon 17:26 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. Mon 17:30 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
8. Mon 18:16 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. Mon 18:21 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
10. Mon 18:30 TomTom no longer reports it
11. Mon 18:30 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic

Other recent incidents on the A2

• A2 stopped traffic · yesterday 07:15, cleared after 1 h 41 min
• A2 delays · Mon 07:31, cleared after 1 h
• A2 crash Old Kent Road westbound · Sun 12:08, cleared after 12 h 2 min
• A2 crash New Cross Road westbound · Sat 21:37, cleared after 2 h 37 min
• A2 stopped traffic · Sat 18:00, cleared after 1 h 13 min
• 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
• A2 stopped traffic · 1 Oct 2026 16:50, cleared after 1 h 33 min

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