A66 stopped traffic

Stopped traffic on the A66 on Friday 16 October 2026, from 15:42. Cleared at 16:41 after 1 h. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Cleared 16:41 on 16 Oct 2026, after 1 h

Location

A66

Reported as

Queueing traffic

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~32 min

Sources

TomTom ×2

Timeline

1. 15:42 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~8 min
2. 15:47 TomTom no longer reports it
3. 15:47 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. 16:14 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~20 min
5. 16:19 TomTom no longer reports it
6. 16:19 All clear: no source reports it any more
7. 16:23 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~32 min (reported again)
8. 16:28 TomTom no longer reports it
9. 16:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~30 min (reported again)
10. 16:41 TomTom no longer reports it
11. 16:41 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Queuing traffic, Lane closed
• Stationary traffic, Lane closed

Other recent incidents on the A66

• A66 stopped traffic17:13 · cleared after 32 min
• A66 crash after A685 westbound1 Oct 2026 10:28 · cleared after 3 h 56 min
• A66 crash after A685 westbound1 Oct 2026 10:28 · cleared after 3 h 56 min
• 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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