A66 stopped traffic

Stopped traffic on the A66 on Friday 16 October 2026, from 17:13. Cleared at 17:46 after 32 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Cleared 17:46 on 16 Oct 2026, after 32 min

Location

A66

Reported as

Queueing traffic

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~21 min

Sources

TomTom

Timeline

1. 17:13 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~19 min
2. 17:18 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
3. 17:22 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
4. 17:27 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
5. 17:46 TomTom no longer reports it
6. 17:46 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic, Lane closed

Other recent incidents on the A66

• A66 crash westbound17:47 · Live
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• A66 crash after A6 eastbound1 Oct 2026 10:25 · cleared after 1 h 58 min
• A66 crash28 Sept 2026 16:19 · cleared after 3 h 45 min

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