A500 stopped traffic Stoke-on-Trent → Stoke-on-Trent

Cleared Cleared at 18:01 on 23 Sept 2026, after 2 h 41 min.

Stopped traffic on the A500 at Stoke-on-Trent → Stoke-on-Trent on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 15:20. Cleared at 18:01 after 2 h 41 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   A500 · Stoke-on-Trent → Stoke-on-Trent

   Queueing traffic

   Wed 15:20–Wed 18:01 (cleared after 2 h 41 min) · delay ~3 min · queue 1.8 mi

   TomTom ×3

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~22 min

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Timeline

1. Wed 15:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~5 min
2. Wed 15:42 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~5)
3. Wed 15:56 TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~10)
4. Wed 15:59 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~4 min
5. Wed 16:04 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~1 min
6. Wed 16:23 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~22)
7. Wed 16:51 TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~11), “Slow traffic”
8. Wed 17:05 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. Wed 17:47 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
10. Wed 18:01 TomTom no longer reports it
11. Wed 18:01 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the A500

• A500 stopped traffic J15 · 23 Sept 2026 15:36, cleared after 2 h 25 min

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This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.