A66 delays

Long delays on the A66 on Tuesday 29 September 2026, from 07:49. Cleared at 09:16 after 1 h 27 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Cleared 09:16 on 29 Sept 2026, after 1 h 27 min

Location

A66

Reported as

Queueing traffic

At its worst

Delay ~12 min

Sources

TomTom

Timeline

1. Tue 07:49 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. Tue 08:16 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~7)
3. Tue 08:21 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. Tue 08:57 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
5. Tue 09:16 TomTom no longer reports it
6. Tue 09:16 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic

Other recent incidents on the A66

• A66 stopped trafficSun 10:53 · cleared after 23 min
• A66 crash22 Oct 2026 22:11 · cleared after 5 h 53 min
• A66 stopped traffic20 Oct 2026 07:53 · cleared after 1 h 28 min
• A66 crash westbound16 Oct 2026 17:47 · cleared after 2 h 37 min
• A66 stopped traffic16 Oct 2026 17:13 · cleared after 32 min
• A66 stopped traffic16 Oct 2026 15:42 · cleared after 1 h

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