M4 stopped traffic J3–J2

Cleared Cleared at 09:42 on 6 Oct 2026, after 2 h 59 min.

Stopped traffic on the M4 at J3–J2 on Tuesday 6 October 2026, from 06:43. Cleared at 09:42 after 2 h 59 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   M4 · J3–J2

   Queueing traffic

   06:43–09:42 (cleared after 2 h 59 min) · delay ~22 min · queue 5.8 mi

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Timeline

1. 06:43 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~8 min
2. 07:01 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
3. 07:11 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. 07:29 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
5. 08:24 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~21 min
6. 08:42 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~22 min
7. 08:47 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
8. 08:51 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. 09:00 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
10. 09:28 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11. 09:42 TomTom no longer reports it
12. 09:42 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Stationary traffic
• Queuing traffic

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• M4 closed J20–J21 westbound · yesterday 20:22, cleared after 7 h 44 min
• M4 closed J15–J16 westbound · yesterday 20:18, cleared after 7 h 48 min
• M4 closed J13–J14 westbound · yesterday 20:18, cleared after 7 h 48 min
• M4 closed J12–J13 westbound · yesterday 20:18, cleared after 7 h 48 min
• M4 closed J16–J17 westbound · yesterday 20:18, cleared after 7 h 48 min
• M4 reported crash J5–J6 westbound · yesterday 18:35, cleared after 50 min
• M4 crash J18 eastbound · yesterday 15:23, cleared after 3 h 33 min

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This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.