A4 stopped traffic The Avenue → Hounslow

Cleared Cleared at 20:11 on 23 Sept 2026, after 13 h 24 min.

Stopped traffic on the A4 at The Avenue → Hounslow on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 06:47. Cleared at 20:11 after 13 h 24 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   A4 · The Avenue → Hounslow

   Queueing traffic

   Wed 06:47–Wed 20:11 (cleared after 13 h 24 min) · delay ~10 min · queue 0.5 mi

   TomTom ×15

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~21 min

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Timeline

1. Wed 06:38 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. Wed 07:01 TomTom no longer reports it
3. Wed 07:01 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. Wed 07:29 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
5. Wed 07:31 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~5 min
6. Wed 07:31 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~4 min
7. Wed 07:31 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min
8. Wed 07:39 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min
9. Wed 07:43 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~5)
10. Wed 07:57 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~5)
11. Wed 08:11 TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~13)
12. Wed 08:38 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~4)
13. Wed 09:06 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~9)
14. Wed 09:18 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~2 min
15. Wed 09:20 TomTom: delay now ~2 min (was ~21)
16. Wed 10:02 TomTom no longer reports it
17. Wed 10:02 All clear: no source reports it any more
18. Wed 13:57 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~2 min (reported again)
19. Wed 15:53 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~3 min
20. Wed 16:03 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~3 min
21. Wed 16:16 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
22. Wed 16:17 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min
23. Wed 16:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min
24. Wed 16:57 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~4)
25. Wed 17:00 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~3 min
26. Wed 17:00 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~6 min
27. Wed 17:21 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~5 min
28. Wed 17:25 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~3)
29. Wed 17:53 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
30. Wed 17:59 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~6 min
31. Wed 18:07 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~10)
32. Wed 18:21 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
33. Wed 18:48 TomTom: delay now ~3 min (was ~17)
34. Wed 18:48 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
35. Wed 18:54 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~2 min
36. Wed 20:11 TomTom no longer reports it
37. Wed 20:11 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Stationary traffic

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• A4 closed · 22 Sept 2026 16:15, cleared after 29 h 42 min

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