A47 stopped traffic Sutton → Old North Road (A6118)

Cleared Cleared at 17:39 on 23 Sept 2026, after 1 h 12 min.

Stopped traffic on the A47 at Sutton → Old North Road (A6118) on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 16:27. Cleared at 17:39 after 1 h 12 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   A47 · Sutton → Old North Road (A6118)

   Queueing traffic

   Wed 16:27–Wed 17:39 (cleared after 1 h 12 min) · delay ~20 min · queue 2.0 mi

   TomTom ×2

At its worst: stationary traffic

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Timeline

1. Wed 16:27 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. Wed 16:43 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
3. Wed 17:12 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
4. Wed 17:26 TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~5)
5. Wed 17:26 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
6. Wed 17:39 TomTom no longer reports it
7. Wed 17:39 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Queuing traffic
• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the A47

• A47 closed · 23 Sept 2026 20:53, cleared after 1 h 4 min
• A47 closed · 23 Sept 2026 20:38, cleared after 1 h 19 min
• A47 closed Postwick → Church Road · 23 Sept 2026 00:23, cleared after 5 h 46 min
• A47 closed · 22 Sept 2026 23:18, cleared after 1 h 10 min
• A47 closed A16 → White Post Road South · 22 Sept 2026 20:25, cleared after 9 h 28 min

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