M25 closed J9–J10 clockwise (obstruction)

Road closure on the M25 clockwise at J9–J10 on Wednesday 28 October 2026, from 07:07. Cleared at 21:20 after 14 h 13 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 21:20 on 28 Oct 2026, after 14 h 13 min

Location

M25 clockwise · J9–J10

Reported as

Obstruction or hazard

Lanes

Road closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~64 min

Sources

TomTom ×13 · Motorway signs ×7

Timeline

1. Wed 07:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. Wed 07:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
3. Wed 07:17 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. Wed 07:22 TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~14), “Stationary traffic”
5. Wed 07:27 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
6. Wed 07:27 TomTom: delay now ~28 min (was ~19), “Queuing traffic”
7. Wed 07:32 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
8. Wed 07:32 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
9. Wed 07:37 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~12), “Stationary traffic”
10. Wed 07:42 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11. Wed 08:12 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
12. Wed 08:38 TomTom: delay now ~5 min (was ~17), “Slow traffic”
13. Wed 08:38 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~9 min
14. Wed 08:43 TomTom: delay now ~3 min (was ~9), “Slow traffic”
15. Wed 09:33 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
16. Wed 09:49 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
17. Wed 09:54 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
18. Wed 10:19 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
19. Wed 10:24 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
20. Wed 10:29 TomTom no longer reports it
21. Wed 10:29 All clear: no source reports it any more
22. Wed 10:39 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
23. Wed 10:49 TomTom no longer reports it
24. Wed 10:49 All clear: no source reports it any more
25. Wed 10:54 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
26. Wed 10:59 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
27. Wed 11:35 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~8 min
28. Wed 11:45 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~11 min (reported again)
29. Wed 11:55 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~8 min
30. Wed 12:05 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
31. Wed 12:20 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
32. Wed 12:40 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min
33. Wed 13:06 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~9 min
34. Wed 13:11 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
35. Wed 13:21 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
36. Wed 13:26 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
37. Wed 13:31 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
38. Wed 14:47 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
39. Wed 14:57 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
40. Wed 15:02 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
41. Wed 15:27 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
42. Wed 15:32 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
43. Wed 15:48 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
44. Wed 15:56 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
45. Wed 16:21 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~11), “Queuing traffic”
46. Wed 16:31 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
47. Wed 16:41 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
48. Wed 16:57 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~29 min (reported again)
49. Wed 17:27 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
50. Wed 17:32 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~19 min (reported again)
51. Wed 17:42 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
52. Wed 17:42 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
53. Wed 17:52 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~30 min (reported again)
54. Wed 17:57 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
55. Wed 18:02 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
56. Wed 18:12 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
57. Wed 18:18 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~13 min
58. Wed 18:18 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
59. Wed 18:22 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
60. Wed 18:57 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
61. Wed 19:03 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
62. Wed 19:07 Motorway signs: “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD-SLOW”
63. Wed 19:16 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
64. Wed 19:19 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
65. Wed 19:33 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
66. Wed 19:33 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
67. Wed 19:38 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~5), “Stationary traffic”
68. Wed 19:40 Motorway signs: “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD-SLOW”
69. Wed 19:44 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~21 min (reported again)
70. Wed 19:44 TomTom: delay now ~28 min (was ~12)
71. Wed 19:49 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~46 min
72. Wed 19:53 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
73. Wed 19:53 Motorway signs no longer show “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD-SLOW”
74. Wed 19:54 TomTom: delay now ~64 min (was ~46)
75. Wed 19:59 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~17), “Queuing traffic”
76. Wed 20:04 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
77. Wed 20:09 TomTom: road closed
78. Wed 20:09 TomTom: delay now ~33 min (was ~64)
79. Wed 20:19 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~49 min (reported again)
80. Wed 20:23 Motorway signs no longer show “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD-SLOW”
81. Wed 20:23 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
82. Wed 20:29 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~51)
83. Wed 20:34 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~13)
84. Wed 20:39 TomTom no longer reports it
85. Wed 20:39 All clear: no source reports it any more
86. Wed 21:03 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
87. Wed 21:20 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
88. Wed 21:20 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Queuing traffic
• Slow traffic
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF DEBRIS” (11 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J9 and J10).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (6 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise within J14).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (4 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J14 and J13).
• Overhead signs read “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD-SLOW” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J14 and J13).
• Overhead signs read “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD-SLOW” (3 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J13 and J12).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (6 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J14 and J13).
• Closed
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J14 and J13).

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• M25 stopped traffic J3–J2yesterday 07:02 · cleared after 5 h 16 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M25 J9 and M25 J10.

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