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M42 stopped traffic J9–J10

Stopped traffic on the M42 at J9–J10 on Tuesday 20 October 2026, from 14:29. Cleared at 18:14 after 3 h 45 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status
Cleared 18:14 on 20 Oct 2026, after 3 h 45 min
Location
M42 · J9–J10
Reported as
Queueing traffic
At its worst
Stationary traffic · delay ~28 min
Sources
TomTom ×4
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Timeline

  1. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~10 min
  2. TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~10)
  3. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~11 min
  4. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~12 min (reported again)
  5. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~11 min
  6. TomTom: delay now ~5 min (was ~11), “Queuing traffic”
  7. TomTom no longer reports it
  8. All clear: no source reports it any more
  9. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min (reported again)
  10. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  11. TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~11)
  12. TomTom: delay now ~27 min (was ~20)
  13. TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~27), “Queuing traffic”
  14. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  15. TomTom no longer reports it
  16. All clear: no source reports it any more
  17. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~10 min (reported again)
  18. TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~10)
  19. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  20. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~15 min
  21. TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~15), “Queuing traffic”
  22. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  23. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  24. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  25. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  26. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
  27. TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~5), “Stationary traffic”
  28. TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~11), “Queuing traffic”
  29. TomTom: delay now ~28 min (was ~21), “Stationary traffic”
  30. TomTom no longer reports it
  31. All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

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