A3(M) stopped traffic J5

Stopped traffic on the A3(M) at J5 on Monday 9 November 2026, from 07:58. Cleared at 08:43 after 46 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Cleared 08:43 on 9 Nov 2026, after 46 min

Location

A3(M) J5

Reported as

Queueing traffic

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~20 min

Sources

TomTom

Timeline

1. 07:58 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~13 min
2. 08:34 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~16)
3. 08:39 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. 08:43 TomTom no longer reports it
5. 08:43 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the A3(M)

• A3(M) reported crash J3 northbound13:18 · cleared after 45 min
• A3(M) closed J330 Oct 2026 14:29 · cleared after 1 h
• A3(M) crash J330 Oct 2026 13:34 · cleared after 20 min
• A3(M) reported crash J3 northbound30 Oct 2026 11:34 · cleared after 57 min
• A3(M) reported crash J3 northbound29 Oct 2026 23:18 · cleared after 40 min
• A3(M) reported crash J4–J5 southbound27 Oct 2026 08:02 · cleared after 58 min
• A3(M) closed J4–J3 northbound23 Oct 2026 07:17 · cleared after 3 h 17 min
• A3(M) crash J3 northbound21 Oct 2026 07:46 · cleared after 1 h 5 min
• A3(M) reported crash J3–J4 southbound17 Oct 2026 12:26 · cleared after 1 h 2 min
• A3(M) reported crash J3 southbound16 Oct 2026 07:37 · cleared after 3 h 44 min

Live traffic and past incidents at A3(M) J5.

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