A3(M) stopped traffic J3

Cleared Cleared at 09:03 on 12 Oct 2026, after 1 h 13 min.

Stopped traffic on the A3(M) at J3 on Monday 12 October 2026, from 07:49. Cleared at 09:03 after 1 h 13 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   A3(M) · J3

   Queueing traffic

   Mon 07:49–Mon 09:03 (cleared after 1 h 13 min) · delay ~6 min · queue 4.1 mi

   TomTom ×3

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~25 min

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Timeline

1. Mon 07:49 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. Mon 07:54 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~9 min
3. Mon 08:03 TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~9), “Stationary traffic”
4. Mon 08:08 TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~18)
5. Mon 08:49 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
6. Mon 08:53 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
7. Mon 08:58 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
8. Mon 09:03 TomTom no longer reports it
9. Mon 09:03 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic

Other recent incidents on the A3(M)

• A3(M) reported crash J3 northbound · Sat 01:56, cleared after 46 min
• A3(M) stopped traffic J2–J3 · 29 Sept 2026 07:11, cleared after 41 min

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