M53 stopped traffic J2–J1

Cleared Cleared at 09:56 on 14 Oct 2026, after 1 h 27 min.

Stopped traffic on the M53 at J2–J1 on Wednesday 14 October 2026, from 08:29. Cleared at 09:56 after 1 h 27 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   M53 · J2–J1

   Queueing traffic

   08:29–09:56 (cleared after 1 h 27 min) · delay ~29 min · queue 2.5 mi

   TomTom

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Timeline

1. 08:29 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~23 min
2. 08:34 TomTom: delay now ~31 min (was ~23)
3. 08:43 TomTom: delay now ~57 min (was ~38)
4. 09:15 TomTom: delay now ~52 min (was ~34)
5. 09:47 TomTom: delay now ~30 min (was ~43)
6. 09:56 TomTom no longer reports it
7. 09:56 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Stationary traffic

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