M57 stopped traffic J2–J1

Stopped traffic on the M57 at J2–J1 on Tuesday 20 October 2026, from 08:26. Still reported at 09:57 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Live since 08:26 (1 h 31 min)

Location

M57 · J2–J1

Reported as

Queueing traffic

Delay

~11 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~51 min

Sources

TomTom ×2

Timeline

1. 08:26 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~18 min
2. 08:35 TomTom: delay now ~27 min (was ~17)
3. 09:03 TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~51)
4. 09:21 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~22)
5. 09:35 TomTom no longer reports it
6. 09:35 All clear: no source reports it any more
7. 09:54 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~11 min

Source reports

• Stationary traffic

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• M57 closed J5–J614 Oct 2026 00:09 · cleared after 1 h
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• M57 reported crash J5–J6 northbound12 Oct 2026 07:21 · cleared after 38 min
• M57 stopped traffic J5–J624 Sept 2026 17:25 · cleared after 57 min

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