M23 closed J9–J8 southbound

Road closure on the M23 southbound at J9–J8 on Thursday 12 November 2026, from 08:36. Cleared at 09:49 after 1 h 12 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 09:49 on 12 Nov 2026, after 1 h 12 min

Location

M23 southbound · J9–J8

Reported as

Road closed

Lanes

Road closed

Sources

TomTom · National Highways

Timeline

1. 08:36 National Highways: 1 of 3 lanes closed
2. 09:09 TomTom: road closed
3. 09:19 TomTom no longer reports it
4. 09:49 National Highways: lane closure lifted
5. 09:49 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Closed
• M23 southbound within J8

Other recent incidents on the M23

• M23 crash J8–J9 southboundMon 12:05 · cleared after 1 h 28 min
• M23 crash J9–J8 northbound3 Nov 2026 14:10 · cleared after 1 h 55 min
• M23 crash J9–J8 northbound2 Nov 2026 14:17 · cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M23 crash J9–J8 northbound1 Nov 2026 13:37 · cleared after 1 h 37 min
• M23 crash J10 southbound31 Oct 2026 22:35 · cleared after 1 h 36 min
• M23 crash J10A–J1031 Oct 2026 16:47 · cleared after 45 min
• M23 stopped traffic J9–J8 northbound23 Oct 2026 15:24 · cleared after 5 h 36 min
• M23 crash J9–J8 northbound21 Oct 2026 07:24 · cleared after 1 h 26 min
• M23 crash J9–J8 northbound17 Oct 2026 01:47 · cleared after 4 h 39 min
• M23 crash J9–J8 northbound17 Oct 2026 01:18 · cleared after 3 h 7 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M23 J9 and M23 J8.

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