A49 stopped traffic Central Park Way → Wigan Road

Cleared Cleared at 18:15 on 23 Sept 2026, after 1 h 32 min.

Stopped traffic on the A49 at Central Park Way → Wigan Road on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 16:43. Cleared at 18:15 after 1 h 32 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   A49 · Central Park Way → Wigan Road

   Queueing traffic

   Wed 16:43–Wed 18:15 (cleared after 1 h 32 min) · delay ~7 min · queue 1.0 mi

   TomTom ×3

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~50 min

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Timeline

1. Wed 16:43 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~9 min
2. Wed 16:43 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~2 min
3. Wed 17:05 TomTom: delay now ~50 min (was ~9)
4. Wed 17:27 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~2 min
5. Wed 17:33 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~45), “Queuing traffic”
6. Wed 17:47 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
7. Wed 18:15 TomTom no longer reports it
8. Wed 18:15 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the A49

• A49 stopped traffic Church Road → Roman Road · 23 Sept 2026 07:44, cleared after 2 h 25 min

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