A40 stopped traffic

Cleared Cleared at 18:13 on 2 Oct 2026, after 33 min.

Stopped traffic on the A40 on Friday 2 October 2026, from 17:39. Cleared at 18:13 after 33 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   A40

   Queueing traffic

   Fri 17:39–Fri 18:13 (cleared after 33 min) · delay ~5 min · queue 3.5 mi

   TomTom

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~24 min

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Timeline

1. Fri 17:39 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~15 min
2. Fri 17:44 TomTom: delay now ~24 min (was ~15)
3. Fri 17:58 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~13), “Queuing traffic”
4. Fri 18:07 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
5. Fri 18:13 TomTom no longer reports it
6. Fri 18:13 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic

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