M18 stopped traffic J32

Cleared Cleared at 18:18 on 23 Sept 2026, after 2 h 29 min.

Stopped traffic on the M18 at J32 on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 15:50. Cleared at 18:18 after 2 h 29 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   M18 · J32

   Queueing traffic

   Wed 15:50–Wed 18:18 (cleared after 2 h 29 min) · delay ~18 min · queue 3.4 mi

   TomTom ×4

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~29 min

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Timeline

1. Wed 15:50 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min
2. Wed 16:05 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~5 min
3. Wed 16:13 TomTom: delay now ~29 min (was ~8)
4. Wed 16:27 TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~29)
5. Wed 16:41 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~7)
6. Wed 16:55 TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~14), “Queuing traffic”
7. Wed 17:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~12 min
8. Wed 17:09 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
9. Wed 17:36 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~3), “Stationary traffic”
10. Wed 17:50 TomTom: delay now ~5 min (was ~12)
11. Wed 17:56 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~3 min
12. Wed 18:04 TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~14), “Queuing traffic”
13. Wed 18:18 TomTom no longer reports it
14. Wed 18:18 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Stationary traffic
• Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the M18

• M18 closed J2 · 01:28, cleared after 1 h
• M18 closed J6–J7 northbound · yesterday 17:52, cleared after 46 min
• M18 closed J4–J5 northbound · yesterday 15:51, cleared after 2 h 47 min
• M18 closed J6–J5 southbound · yesterday 15:51, cleared after 2 h 19 min
• M18 crash J32 northbound · Mon 07:54, cleared after 1 h 4 min
• M18 closed J4–J5 northbound · Sat 13:34, cleared after 2 h 5 min
• M18 closed J6–J5 southbound · Sat 13:34, cleared after 2 h 5 min
• M18 crash J1–J2 northbound · Sat 13:29, cleared after 2 h 46 min
• M18 crash J4–J5 northbound · Fri 14:57, cleared after 3 h 43 min
• M18 crash J32 northbound · 8 Oct 2026 14:12, cleared after 2 h 44 min

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