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A406 stopped traffic

Cleared Cleared at 19:44 on 23 Sept 2026, after 13 h 23 min.

Stopped traffic on the A406 at Broomfield Lane → Bowes Road (A406) on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 06:21. Cleared at 19:44 after 13 h 23 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

  1. A406 · Broomfield Lane → Bowes Road (A406)

    Obstruction or hazard

    Wed 06:21–Wed 19:44 (cleared after 13 h 23 min) · delay ~11 min · queue 2.2 mi

    TomTom ×17

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~41 min

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Timeline

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

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