M2 stopped traffic J7

Cleared Cleared at 10:29 on 23 Sept 2026, after 1 h 58 min.

Stopped traffic on the M2 at J7 on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 08:31. Cleared at 10:29 after 1 h 58 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   M2 · J7

   Queueing traffic

   Wed 08:31–Wed 10:29 (cleared after 1 h 58 min) · delay ~8 min · queue 5.8 mi

   TomTom ×2

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~24 min

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Timeline

1. Wed 08:31 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. Wed 08:31 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~12 min
3. Wed 08:55 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. Wed 09:09 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
5. Wed 09:23 TomTom no longer reports it
6. Wed 09:23 All clear: no source reports it any more
7. Wed 09:34 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~24 min (reported again)
8. Wed 09:48 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~24)
9. Wed 10:02 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
10. Wed 10:29 TomTom no longer reports it
11. Wed 10:29 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic

Other recent incidents on the M2

• M2 stopped traffic J6–J5 · 5 Oct 2026 07:38, cleared after 1 h 36 min
• M2 crash J4–J3 westbound · 29 Sept 2026 17:24, cleared after 1 h 49 min
• M2 stopped traffic J5 · 23 Sept 2026 12:14, cleared after 1 h 16 min

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