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M40 stopped traffic J9

Stopped traffic on the M40 at J9 on Thursday 1 October 2026, from 16:58. Cleared at 17:54 after 56 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status
Cleared 17:54 on 1 Oct 2026, after 56 min
Location
M40 J9
Reported as
Queueing traffic
At its worst
Delay ~16 min
Sources
TomTom ×2
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Timeline

  1. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
  2. TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~5), “Stationary traffic”
  3. TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~10)
  4. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~9 min
  5. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~9 min (reported again)
  6. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  7. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  8. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  9. TomTom no longer reports it
  10. All clear: no source reports it any more

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