A556 stopped traffic J19

Cleared Cleared at 11:56 on 9 Oct 2026, after 3 h 18 min.

Stopped traffic on the A556 at J19 on Friday 9 October 2026, from 08:38. Cleared at 11:56 after 3 h 18 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   A556 · J19

   Queueing traffic

   Fri 08:38–Fri 11:56 (cleared after 3 h 18 min) · delay ~10 min · queue 2.3 mi

   TomTom

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~59 min

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Timeline

1. Fri 08:38 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~38 min
2. Fri 08:42 TomTom: delay now ~59 min (was ~38)
3. Fri 09:10 TomTom: delay now ~24 min (was ~35)
4. Fri 09:14 TomTom: delay now ~36 min (was ~24)
5. Fri 10:28 TomTom: delay now ~30 min (was ~22)
6. Fri 11:18 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~16)
7. Fri 11:36 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
8. Fri 11:41 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
9. Fri 11:56 TomTom no longer reports it
10. Fri 11:56 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the A556

• A556 closed J7 · 4 Oct 2026 00:59, cleared after 3 h 30 min
• A556 stopped traffic J7 · 30 Sept 2026 08:37, cleared after 1 h 14 min

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