A3 closed

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.

Status

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

Location

A3 Southwark Street → King William Street (A10)

Reported as

Road closed

Lanes

Road closed

At its worst

Delay ~11 min

Sources

TomTom ×14 · 65 driver reports

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

Source reports

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

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