M4 stopped traffic J10 eastbound

Cleared Cleared at 05:06 on 9 Oct 2026, after 12 h 12 min.

Stopped traffic on the M4 eastbound at J10 on Thursday 8 October 2026, from 16:54. Cleared at 05:06 after 12 h 12 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   M4 eastbound · J10

   Obstruction or hazard

   Thu 16:54–Fri 05:06 (cleared after 12 h 12 min) · delay ~9 min · queue 2.8 mi

   TomTom · Motorway signs

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~21 min

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Timeline

1. Thu 16:54 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min
2. Thu 17:03 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
3. Thu 17:07 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
4. Thu 17:21 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~11)
5. Thu 17:58 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~16)
6. Thu 18:09 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
7. Thu 18:12 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~14)
8. Thu 18:30 TomTom no longer reports it
9. Fri 02:05 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
10. Fri 02:05 All clear: no source reports it any more
11. Fri 02:35 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (reported again)
12. Fri 05:06 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
13. Fri 05:06 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (1 sign; furthest along: M4 eastbound within J10 before A329(M) westbound access).

Other recent incidents on the M4

• M4 stopped traffic J4–J4B westbound · 06:51, cleared after 2 h 54 min
• M4 closed Westbound · 01:44, cleared after 2 h 15 min
• M4 crash J17–J18 · yesterday 10:09, cleared after 2 h 50 min
• M4 crash J6–J5 eastbound · yesterday 07:10, cleared after 1 h 9 min
• M4 stopped traffic J3–J2 · yesterday 06:43, cleared after 1 h 9 min
• M4 crash J3 eastbound · Mon 18:51, cleared after 1 h 2 min
• M4 closed J19 westbound · Mon 07:57, cleared after 4 h 56 min
• M4 stopped traffic J3–J2 · Mon 06:41, cleared after 1 h 36 min
• M4 reported crash J15–J16 westbound · Sat 12:09, cleared after 1 h 5 min
• M4 crash J3–J2 eastbound · Sat 09:28, cleared after 45 min

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