M49 stopped traffic

Live Still reported at 16:29 UK time, since 14:37 (1 h 52 min).

Stopped traffic on the M49 on Friday 9 October 2026, from 14:37. Still reported at 16:29 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   M49

   Queueing traffic

   since 14:37 (1 h 52 min) · delay ~35 min

   TomTom

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Timeline

1. 14:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~14 min
2. 14:41 TomTom: delay now ~28 min (was ~14)
3. 14:46 TomTom: delay now ~37 min (was ~28)
4. 15:05 TomTom: delay now ~55 min (was ~42)
5. 15:28 TomTom: delay now ~56 min (was ~42)
6. 15:46 TomTom: delay now ~47 min (was ~36)
7. 15:55 TomTom: delay now ~33 min (was ~50)
8. 16:19 TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~36)

What the sources said

• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the M49

• M49 closed · yesterday 02:21, cleared after 1 h 10 min
• M49 closed · yesterday 00:17, cleared after 51 min
• M49 closed · Wed 23:08, cleared after 2 h 5 min
• M49 closed · Tue 22:03, cleared after 3 h 9 min
• M49 closed · 3 Oct 2026 00:31, cleared after 27 h 25 min

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