A46 stopped traffic A5630 → Syston

Cleared Cleared at 18:04 on 23 Sept 2026, after 3 h 29 min.

Stopped traffic on the A46 at A5630 → Syston on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 14:35. Cleared at 18:04 after 3 h 29 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   A46 · A5630 → Syston

   Queueing traffic

   Wed 14:35–Wed 18:04 (cleared after 3 h 29 min) · delay ~5 min · queue 4.2 mi

   TomTom ×3

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~24 min

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Timeline

1. Wed 14:35 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. Wed 14:35 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
3. Wed 15:03 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
4. Wed 15:31 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. Wed 15:34 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~1 min
6. Wed 15:45 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~4), “Stationary traffic”
7. Wed 15:59 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~11)
8. Wed 16:40 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~1 min (reported again)
9. Wed 16:54 TomTom: delay now ~24 min (was ~18)
10. Wed 17:08 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~24)
11. Wed 17:22 TomTom: delay now ~5 min (was ~12), “Slow traffic”
12. Wed 18:04 TomTom no longer reports it
13. Wed 18:04 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the A46

• A46 closed · 10:29, cleared after 46 min
• A46 stopped traffic · 8 Oct 2026 07:33, cleared after 55 min
• A46 stopped traffic · 2 Oct 2026 15:02, cleared after 1 h 32 min
• A46 stopped traffic · 28 Sept 2026 15:17, cleared after 28 min

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