M6 stopped traffic J9–J10

Cleared Cleared at 18:47 on 28 Sept 2026, after 12 h 35 min.

Stopped traffic on the M6 at J9–J10 on Monday 28 September 2026, from 06:12. Cleared at 18:47 after 12 h 35 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   M6 · J9–J10

   Queueing traffic

   Mon 06:12–Mon 18:47 (cleared after 12 h 35 min) · delay ~9 min · queue 6.9 mi

   TomTom ×14

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~39 min

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Timeline

1. Mon 06:12 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. Mon 06:31 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
3. Mon 06:58 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
4. Mon 07:03 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~16)
5. Mon 07:16 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
6. Mon 07:49 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
7. Mon 07:58 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
8. Mon 08:34 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. Mon 08:43 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
10. Mon 08:48 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11. Mon 08:48 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
12. Mon 08:52 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
13. Mon 08:57 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
14. Mon 09:06 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
15. Mon 10:06 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
16. Mon 10:38 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
17. Mon 11:28 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
18. Mon 11:33 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
19. Mon 12:24 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
20. Mon 12:27 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
21. Mon 12:32 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
22. Mon 13:09 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
23. Mon 13:13 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min (reported again)
24. Mon 13:18 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
25. Mon 13:22 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
26. Mon 13:22 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~8 min
27. Mon 13:22 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
28. Mon 13:41 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
29. Mon 13:41 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
30. Mon 13:45 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
31. Mon 13:45 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
32. Mon 13:54 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min
33. Mon 13:59 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
34. Mon 14:04 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
35. Mon 14:08 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
36. Mon 14:13 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
37. Mon 14:17 TomTom: now says obstruction or hazard, “traffic, Obstruction on the road”
38. Mon 14:22 TomTom: now says obstruction or hazard, “Queuing traffic, Obstruction on the road”
39. Mon 14:26 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~14)
40. Mon 14:31 TomTom: delay now ~31 min (was ~21)
41. Mon 14:49 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
42. Mon 14:49 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”
43. Mon 14:54 TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~39)
44. Mon 15:03 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
45. Mon 15:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
46. Mon 15:08 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
47. Mon 15:17 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
48. Mon 15:21 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
49. Mon 15:35 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
50. Mon 15:49 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
51. Mon 16:03 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~8 min
52. Mon 16:12 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~17 min
53. Mon 16:16 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~17), “Queuing traffic”
54. Mon 16:21 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
55. Mon 16:26 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
56. Mon 16:26 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min (reported again)
57. Mon 16:39 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
58. Mon 16:39 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min
59. Mon 16:48 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
60. Mon 16:53 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~3)
61. Mon 17:11 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
62. Mon 17:20 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
63. Mon 17:57 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
64. Mon 18:24 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~9 min
65. Mon 18:47 TomTom no longer reports it
66. Mon 18:47 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic

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