A42 closed Ashby Road (A453) → Long Whatton

Cleared Cleared at 00:59 on 23 Sept 2026, after 3 h 16 min.

Road closure on the A42 at Ashby Road (A453) → Long Whatton on Tuesday 22 September 2026, from 21:43. Cleared at 00:59 after 3 h 16 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   A42 · Ashby Road (A453) → Long Whatton

   Road closed

   Tue 21:43–Wed 00:59 (cleared after 3 h 16 min) · delay ~2 min · queue 0.5 mi

   TomTom ×2

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Timeline

1. Tue 21:43 TomTom: road closed
2. Tue 21:48 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~4 min
3. Wed 00:59 TomTom no longer reports it
4. Wed 00:59 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Stationary traffic
• Closed

Other recent incidents on the A42

• A42 closed · Wed 23:23, cleared after 2 h 52 min
• A42 crash J14 · Wed 08:14, cleared after 1 h 44 min

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