M49 closed

Road closure on the M49 on Thursday 22 October 2026, from 00:24. Cleared at 03:32 after 3 h 9 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Cleared 03:32 on 22 Oct 2026, after 3 h 9 min

Location

M49

Reported as

Road closed

Lanes

Road closed

Sources

TomTom ×2

Timeline

1. yesterday 00:24 TomTom: road closed
2. yesterday 01:51 TomTom: “Bridge closed”
3. yesterday 03:09 TomTom: road closed
4. yesterday 03:32 TomTom no longer reports it
5. yesterday 03:32 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Bridge closed
• Closed

Other recent incidents on the M49

• M49 closedTue 23:58 · cleared after 4 h 49 min
• M49 closedTue 11:22 · cleared after 38 min
• M49 stopped traffic9 Oct 2026 14:37 · cleared after 3 h 38 min
• M49 closed8 Oct 2026 02:21 · cleared after 1 h 10 min
• M49 closed8 Oct 2026 00:17 · cleared after 51 min
• M49 closed7 Oct 2026 23:08 · cleared after 2 h 5 min
• M49 closed6 Oct 2026 22:03 · cleared after 3 h 9 min
• M49 closed3 Oct 2026 00:31 · cleared after 27 h 25 min

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