A249 stopped traffic

Cleared Cleared at 18:07 on 23 Sept 2026, after 10 h 47 min.

Stopped traffic on the A249 at Andrew Broughton Way / Ashford Road (A20) → Mill Street (A229) / College Road (A229) on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 07:20. Cleared at 18:07 after 10 h 47 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   A249 · Andrew Broughton Way / Ashford Road (A20) → Mill Street (A229) / College Road (A229)

   Queueing traffic

   Wed 07:20–Wed 18:07 (cleared after 10 h 47 min) · delay ~7 min · queue 0.9 mi

   TomTom ×6

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~24 min

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Timeline

1. Wed 07:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~6 min
2. Wed 07:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~12 min
3. Wed 07:47 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~5 min
4. Wed 07:48 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
5. Wed 08:11 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
6. Wed 08:24 TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~11), “Queuing traffic”
7. Wed 08:24 TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~12)
8. Wed 08:38 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. Wed 08:38 TomTom: delay now ~24 min (was ~18)
10. Wed 08:52 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~24)
11. Wed 09:06 TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~13)
12. Wed 09:20 TomTom no longer reports it
13. Wed 09:20 All clear: no source reports it any more
14. Wed 16:43 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
15. Wed 16:46 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~6 min
16. Wed 17:21 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~2 min
17. Wed 17:25 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
18. Wed 17:53 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
19. Wed 18:07 TomTom no longer reports it
20. Wed 18:07 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Queuing traffic
• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the A249

• A249 stopped traffic Detling Lane → Detling Lane · 23 Sept 2026 06:46, cleared after 3 h 16 min

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