M62 stopped traffic J11–J12 eastbound

Cleared Cleared at 10:22 on 1 Oct 2026, after 2 h 43 min.

Stopped traffic on the M62 eastbound at J11–J12 on Thursday 1 October 2026, from 07:39. Cleared at 10:22 after 2 h 43 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

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   M62 eastbound · J11–J12

   Lane closure

   1 of 4 lanes closed · Thu 07:39–Thu 10:22 (cleared after 2 h 43 min) · delay ~7 min · queue 8.2 mi

   TomTom ×3 · Motorway signs ×2 · National Highways ×5

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~77 min

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Timeline

1. Thu 07:39 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. Thu 07:58 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min
3. Thu 08:07 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. Thu 08:12 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
5. Thu 08:21 TomTom no longer reports it
6. Thu 08:21 All clear: no source reports it any more
7. Thu 08:31 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
8. Thu 08:31 National Highways: 1 of 5 lanes closed
9. Thu 08:31 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
10. Thu 08:31 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
11. Thu 08:35 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min
12. Thu 08:40 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~7)
13. Thu 08:43 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
14. Thu 08:43 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT”
15. Thu 08:44 TomTom: delay now ~24 min (was ~15)
16. Thu 08:49 TomTom: delay now ~77 min (was ~24)
17. Thu 08:53 TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~77)
18. Thu 09:07 National Highways: lane closure lifted
19. Thu 09:07 National Highways: lane closure lifted
20. Thu 09:07 All clear: no source reports it any more
21. Thu 09:21 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~18)
22. Thu 09:26 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
23. Thu 09:40 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
24. Thu 09:45 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
25. Thu 09:49 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
26. Thu 10:03 TomTom no longer reports it
27. Thu 10:20 National Highways: lane closure lifted
28. Thu 10:22 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT”
29. Thu 10:22 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
30. Thu 10:22 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT” (1 sign; furthest along: M62 eastbound between J11 and J12).
• M62 eastbound between J11 and J12
• M62 eastbound between J10 and J11
• M62 eastbound within J11
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT [HCA2]” (4 signs; furthest along: M62 eastbound between J11 and J12).

Other recent incidents on the M62

• M62 closed J12–J11 westbound · 11:23, cleared after 2 h 8 min
• M62 crash J20–J21 eastbound · 09:22, cleared after 1 h 12 min
• M62 delays J26 · 06:53, cleared after 2 h 40 min
• M62 closed J35–J36 eastbound · yesterday 17:29, cleared after 1 h 9 min
• M62 closed J32–J32A eastbound · yesterday 16:30, cleared after 2 h 8 min
• M62 closed J34–J35 eastbound · yesterday 15:51, cleared after 2 h 47 min
• M62 crash J29–J28 westbound · yesterday 15:24, cleared after 3 h 4 min
• M62 crash J31 eastbound · yesterday 13:10, cleared after 48 min
• M62 delays J7–J6 · yesterday 07:03, cleared after 2 h 13 min
• M62 delays J26 · yesterday 06:54, cleared after 2 h 22 min

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