A40 stopped traffic Western Avenue eastbound

Cleared Cleared at 10:43 on 23 Sept 2026, after 4 h 13 min.

Stopped traffic on the A40 eastbound at Western Avenue on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 06:30. Cleared at 10:43 after 4 h 13 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and TfL.

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   A40 eastbound · Western Avenue

   Broken-down vehicle

   Wed 06:30–Wed 10:43 (cleared after 4 h 13 min) · delay ~4 min · queue 2.1 mi

   TomTom ×2 · TfL

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~55 min

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Timeline

1. Wed 06:30 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. Wed 06:41 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~13 min
3. Wed 07:15 TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~13), “Queuing traffic”
4. Wed 08:11 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
5. Wed 08:24 TomTom: delay now ~41 min (was ~15), “Stationary traffic”
6. Wed 08:38 TomTom: delay now ~55 min (was ~41)
7. Wed 08:52 TfL: broken-down vehicle, 1 of 3 lanes closed
8. Wed 09:26 TfL: “There are Eastbound queues on approach to the broken down vehicle, with queues back to Church Road. Expect delays.”
9. Wed 10:06 TfL: all lanes reopened, “There are Eastbound delays, following an earlier broken down vehicle. Approach with caution. There are Eastbound queues on approach to the broken down vehicle, with queues back to Church Road. Expect delays.”
10. Wed 10:10 TfL: “Greenford Road. Expect delays.”
11. Wed 10:15 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~38), “Slow traffic”
12. Wed 10:22 TfL no longer reports it
13. Wed 10:29 TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~10)
14. Wed 10:43 TomTom no longer reports it
15. Wed 10:43 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• [A40] Western Avenue (Eastbound) at the junction of [B456] Alperton Lane - There are Eastbound delays, following an earlier broken down vehicle. Approach with caution. There are Eastbound queues on approach to the broken down vehicle, with queues back to Greenford Road. Expect delays.

Other recent incidents on the A40

• A40 crash Western Avenue southbound · yesterday 08:29, cleared after 41 min
• A40 stopped traffic · 2 Oct 2026 17:39, cleared after 33 min
• A40 crash Cumberland Gate eastbound · 27 Sept 2026 21:16, cleared after 41 min
• A40 closed Both directions · 27 Sept 2026 11:13, cleared after 2 h 40 min
• A40 crash westbound · 26 Sept 2026 14:47, cleared after 56 h 22 min
• A40 reported crash westbound · 25 Sept 2026 07:19, cleared after 51 min
• A40 closed Bee's Lane → Kilham Lane · 23 Sept 2026 20:58, cleared after 58 min
• A40 stopped traffic · 23 Sept 2026 12:51, cleared after 6 h 39 min
• A40 crash Western Avenue eastbound · 23 Sept 2026 11:55, cleared after 3 h 32 min
• A40 closed J1 · 22 Sept 2026 21:56, cleared after 7 h 29 min

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This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.