A3 stopped traffic Compton → Guildford

Cleared Cleared at 11:35 on 23 Sept 2026, after 1 h 1 min.

Stopped traffic on the A3 at Compton → Guildford on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 10:34. Cleared at 11:35 after 1 h 1 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   A3 · Compton → Guildford

   Queueing traffic

   Wed 10:34–Wed 11:35 (cleared after 1 h 1 min) · delay ~9 min · queue 2.7 mi

   TomTom

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~28 min

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Timeline

1. Wed 10:34 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~10 min
2. Wed 10:53 TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~10)
3. Wed 11:07 TomTom: delay now ~28 min (was ~19)
4. Wed 11:21 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~28), “Queuing traffic”
5. Wed 11:35 TomTom no longer reports it
6. Wed 11:35 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the A3

• A3 crash Robin Hood Way southbound · 26 Sept 2026 08:35, cleared after 2 h 20 min
• A3 crash Clapham High Street westbound · 25 Sept 2026 13:38, cleared after 3 h 17 min
• A3 stopped traffic · 23 Sept 2026 15:57, cleared after 1 h 10 min
• A3 crash Clapham Road northbound · 23 Sept 2026 07:21, cleared after 11 h 55 min
• A3 closed Manor Way → Down Lane · 22 Sept 2026 22:36, cleared after 17 min
• A3 closed · 22 Sept 2026 22:01, cleared after 23 h 5 min
• A3 closed Manor Way → Down Lane · 22 Sept 2026 21:24, cleared after 4 h 43 min

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