A34 stopped traffic

Cleared Cleared at 21:34 on 23 Sept 2026, after 14 h 22 min.

Stopped traffic on the A34 at Dawson Street (A57) → Chapel Street (A6) on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 07:12. Cleared at 21:34 after 14 h 22 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   A34 · Dawson Street (A57) → Chapel Street (A6)

   Queueing traffic

   Wed 07:12–Wed 21:34 (cleared after 14 h 22 min) · delay ~10 min · queue 0.6 mi

   TomTom ×15

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~25 min

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Timeline

1. Wed 07:12 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min
2. Wed 07:14 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~3 min
3. Wed 08:04 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~4), “Stationary traffic”
4. Wed 08:18 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. Wed 08:24 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
6. Wed 09:00 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
7. Wed 09:14 TomTom no longer reports it
8. Wed 09:14 All clear: no source reports it any more
9. Wed 09:26 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~3 min
10. Wed 09:27 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~3 min
11. Wed 09:42 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min (reported again)
12. Wed 09:56 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
13. Wed 10:05 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
14. Wed 10:09 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
15. Wed 10:34 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~4 min
16. Wed 10:48 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~3 min
17. Wed 10:51 TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~6), “Stationary traffic”
18. Wed 10:51 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~2 min (reported again)
19. Wed 11:05 TomTom: delay now ~5 min (was ~20), “Queuing traffic”
20. Wed 11:19 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
21. Wed 11:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~10 min
22. Wed 11:32 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
23. Wed 11:47 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
24. Wed 12:00 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~9)
25. Wed 12:14 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~17)
26. Wed 12:42 TomTom: delay now ~3 min (was ~8)
27. Wed 12:56 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~3)
28. Wed 13:23 TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~16), “Queuing traffic”
29. Wed 13:34 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~6 min
30. Wed 13:37 TomTom no longer reports it
31. Wed 13:37 All clear: no source reports it any more
32. Wed 13:51 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~12 min (reported again)
33. Wed 14:00 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~5 min
34. Wed 15:23 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~4 min
35. Wed 15:42 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
36. Wed 16:02 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
37. Wed 17:05 TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~11)
38. Wed 17:19 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
39. Wed 17:19 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~18)
40. Wed 17:33 TomTom: delay now ~22 min (was ~8)
41. Wed 17:47 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
42. Wed 18:01 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
43. Wed 18:01 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~16)
44. Wed 18:01 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
45. Wed 18:15 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
46. Wed 18:28 TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~4), “Stationary traffic”
47. Wed 18:40 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~4 min
48. Wed 18:42 TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~18)
49. Wed 18:56 TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~6)
50. Wed 19:10 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~25)
51. Wed 19:38 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~13)
52. Wed 19:38 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
53. Wed 19:51 TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~8)
54. Wed 20:05 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~20)
55. Wed 21:34 TomTom no longer reports it
56. Wed 21:34 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Stationary traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Slow traffic

Other recent incidents on the A34

• A34 closed · 7 Oct 2026 13:43, cleared after 2 h 14 min
• A34 closed · 6 Oct 2026 09:05, cleared after 1 h 27 min
• A34 closed · 4 Oct 2026 14:28, cleared after 47 min
• A34 stopped traffic Westminster Way → Wytham · 23 Sept 2026 15:55, cleared after 59 min
• A34 stopped traffic · 23 Sept 2026 08:16, cleared after 1 h 12 min
• A34 stopped traffic · 23 Sept 2026 07:37, cleared after 13 h 24 min

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