A20 stopped traffic Spot Lane → New Cut Road

Cleared Cleared at 17:39 on 23 Sept 2026, after 10 h 31 min.

Stopped traffic on the A20 at Spot Lane → New Cut Road on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 07:08. Cleared at 17:39 after 10 h 31 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   A20 · Spot Lane → New Cut Road

   Queueing traffic

   Wed 07:08–Wed 17:39 (cleared after 10 h 31 min) · delay ~7 min · queue 0.7 mi

   TomTom ×7

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~47 min

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Timeline

1. Wed 07:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~5 min
2. Wed 07:21 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~6 min
3. Wed 07:57 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~6)
4. Wed 07:57 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~8)
5. Wed 08:11 TomTom: delay now ~40 min (was ~14)
6. Wed 08:34 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~3 min
7. Wed 08:38 TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~18)
8. Wed 08:38 TomTom: delay now ~23 min (was ~47)
9. Wed 08:50 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~2 min
10. Wed 08:50 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~17 min
11. Wed 08:52 TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~23)
12. Wed 09:10 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min
13. Wed 09:20 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~17)
14. Wed 09:34 TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~10), “Queuing traffic”
15. Wed 10:11 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~4 min
16. Wed 10:29 TomTom no longer reports it
17. Wed 10:29 All clear: no source reports it any more
18. Wed 17:25 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~2 min (reported again)
19. Wed 17:39 TomTom no longer reports it
20. Wed 17:39 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Stationary traffic
• Queuing traffic

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