M42 delays J2–J3

Long delays on the M42 at J2–J3 on Friday 16 October 2026, from 15:53. Cleared at 18:24 after 2 h 31 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Cleared 18:24 on 16 Oct 2026, after 2 h 31 min

Location

M42 · J2–J3

Reported as

Queueing traffic

At its worst

Delay ~20 min

Sources

TomTom

Timeline

1. 15:53 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. 16:44 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
3. 16:48 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
4. 16:52 TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~9)
5. 16:57 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
6. 17:01 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
7. 17:11 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
8. 17:16 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
9. 17:25 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. 18:06 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
11. 18:24 TomTom no longer reports it
12. 18:24 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic

Other recent incidents on the M42

• M42 crash J10 northbound15:48 · Live
• M42 reported crash J3A northbound08:11 · cleared after 39 min
• M42 crash J4A southboundyesterday 23:58 · cleared after 50 min
• M42 delays J6yesterday 13:59 · cleared after 4 h 46 min
• M42 stopped traffic J7A–J8Wed 07:30 · cleared after 3 h 36 min
• M42 crash J3A northboundWed 07:27 · cleared after 2 h 26 min
• M42 delays J3A–J3Tue 07:54 · cleared after 1 h 32 min
• M42 delays J9 northboundTue 07:27 · cleared after 3 h
• M42 stopped traffic J11–J10Tue 06:41 · cleared after 55 min
• M42 stopped traffic J10–J9Mon 07:15 · cleared after 2 h 36 min

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