A249 stopped traffic Detling Lane → Detling Lane

Cleared Cleared at 10:02 on 23 Sept 2026, after 3 h 16 min.

Stopped traffic on the A249 at Detling Lane → Detling Lane on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 06:46. Cleared at 10:02 after 3 h 16 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   A249 · Detling Lane → Detling Lane

   Queueing traffic

   Wed 06:46–Wed 10:02 (cleared after 3 h 16 min) · delay ~3 min · queue 0.5 mi

   TomTom ×6

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~77 min

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Timeline

1. Wed 06:46 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~1 min
2. Wed 06:51 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~2 min
3. Wed 07:15 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~12 min
4. Wed 07:15 TomTom no longer reports it
5. Wed 07:15 All clear: no source reports it any more
6. Wed 08:09 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~1 min
7. Wed 08:09 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~6 min
8. Wed 08:22 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~2 min
9. Wed 08:24 TomTom: delay now ~35 min (was ~10)
10. Wed 08:38 TomTom: delay now ~77 min (was ~35)
11. Wed 09:20 TomTom: delay now ~34 min (was ~53)
12. Wed 09:34 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~34)
13. Wed 09:48 TomTom: delay now ~2 min (was ~10)
14. Wed 10:02 TomTom no longer reports it
15. Wed 10:02 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the A249

• A249 stopped traffic · 23 Sept 2026 07:20, cleared after 10 h 47 min

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