M62 stopped traffic J19 eastbound

Stopped traffic on the M62 eastbound at J19 on Friday 23 October 2026, from 07:32. Still reported at 17:08 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Live since 07:32 (9 h 37 min)

Location

M62 eastbound · J19

Reported as

Obstruction or hazard

Delay

~10 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~21 min

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom ×2

Timeline

1. 07:19 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
2. 12:47 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
3. 13:03 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
4. 13:10 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. 13:55 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
6. 14:00 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. 14:05 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
8. 14:09 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. 14:28 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
10. 14:41 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11. 14:51 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
12. 15:04 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13. 15:09 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
14. 15:18 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
15. 15:23 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
16. 16:18 TomTom no longer reports it
17. 16:18 All clear: no source reports it any more
18. 16:22 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~16 min (reported again)
19. 16:50 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~13 min
20. 17:03 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~10 min (reported again)

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (1 sign; furthest along: M62 eastbound within J19).
• Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the M62

• M62 stopped traffic J2111:56 · cleared after 3 h 3 min
• M62 crash J2609:53 · cleared after 23 min
• M62 crash J23–J22 westbound04:51 · cleared after 1 h 41 min
• M62 crash J12–J11 eastboundyesterday 06:49 · cleared after 3 h 47 min
• M62 delays J23–J22Wed 14:49 · cleared after 1 h 23 min
• M62 crash J25–J24 westboundWed 13:40 · cleared after 4 h 50 min
• M62 delays J26Wed 06:49 · cleared after 2 h 17 min
• M62 stopped traffic J29–J30 eastboundWed 05:40 · cleared after 4 h 48 min
• M62 reported crash J25–J26 eastboundTue 17:53 · cleared after 55 min
• M62 crash J12–J11 westboundTue 16:39 · cleared after 54 min

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