A3 closed

Cleared Cleared at 21:07 on 23 Sept 2026, after 23 h 5 min.

Road closure on the A3 at Southwark Street → King William Street (A10) on Tuesday 22 September 2026, from 22:01. Cleared at 21:07 after 23 h 5 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   A3 · Southwark Street → King William Street (A10)

   Road closed

   Tue 22:01–Wed 21:07 (cleared after 23 h 5 min) · delay ~6 min · queue 0.5 mi

   TomTom ×14 · 65 driver reports

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Timeline

1. Tue 21:57 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~2 min
2. Tue 22:15 TomTom no longer reports it
3. Tue 22:15 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. Tue 22:29 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min (reported again)
5. Tue 22:31 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
6. Tue 22:57 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
7. Tue 23:11 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
8. Tue 23:38 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
9. Tue 23:52 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. Wed 00:06 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
11. Wed 00:34 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
12. Wed 00:48 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
13. Wed 01:01 TomTom no longer reports it
14. Wed 01:01 All clear: no source reports it any more
15. Wed 06:47 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~2 min (reported again)
16. Wed 07:00 TomTom: road closed, “Bridge closed”, 13 driver reports
17. Wed 07:00 TomTom: road closed, “Bridge closed”, 52 driver reports
18. Wed 10:59 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
19. Wed 11:25 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
20. Wed 11:38 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
21. Wed 12:12 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~3 min
22. Wed 13:02 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
23. Wed 13:15 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
24. Wed 13:17 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~4 min
25. Wed 13:29 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
26. Wed 13:57 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
27. Wed 14:14 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
28. Wed 14:38 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
29. Wed 14:42 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~4 min
30. Wed 14:52 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
31. Wed 15:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
32. Wed 15:49 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
33. Wed 16:29 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min (reported again)
34. Wed 16:29 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
35. Wed 17:11 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
36. Wed 17:39 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
37. Wed 17:53 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
38. Wed 18:07 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
39. Wed 18:34 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
40. Wed 18:48 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
41. Wed 19:02 TomTom no longer reports it
42. Wed 19:02 All clear: no source reports it any more
43. Wed 19:16 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~9 min (reported again)
44. Wed 19:18 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
45. Wed 19:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
46. Wed 19:31 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min
47. Wed 19:44 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
48. Wed 20:11 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
49. Wed 20:14 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
50. Wed 20:25 TomTom: delay now ~3 min (was ~11), “Slow traffic”
51. Wed 21:07 TomTom no longer reports it
52. Wed 21:07 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• Bridge closed
• Stationary traffic
• Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the A3

• A3 crash Robin Hood Way southbound · 08:35, cleared after 2 h 20 min
• A3 crash Clapham High Street westbound · yesterday 13:38, cleared after 3 h 17 min
• A3 crash Clapham Road northbound · Wed 07:21, cleared after 11 h 55 min
• A3 closed Manor Way → Down Lane · Tue 22:36, cleared after 17 min
• A3 closed Manor Way → Down Lane · Tue 21:24, cleared after 4 h 43 min

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This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.