M62 stopped traffic J20

Cleared Cleared at 18:10 on 28 Sept 2026, after 2 h 40 min.

Stopped traffic on the M62 at J20 on Monday 28 September 2026, from 15:30. Cleared at 18:10 after 2 h 40 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   M62 · J20

   Queueing traffic

   Mon 15:30–Mon 18:10 (cleared after 2 h 40 min) · delay ~4 min · queue 3.3 mi

   TomTom

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~20 min

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Timeline

1. Mon 15:30 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
2. Mon 15:34 TomTom no longer reports it
3. Mon 15:34 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. Mon 15:39 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
5. Mon 15:44 TomTom no longer reports it
6. Mon 15:48 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~10 min (reported again)
7. Mon 15:53 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
8. Mon 15:57 TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~14)
9. Mon 16:02 TomTom no longer reports it
10. Mon 16:02 All clear: no source reports it any more
11. Mon 16:43 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~8 min (reported again)
12. Mon 16:52 TomTom no longer reports it
13. Mon 16:52 All clear: no source reports it any more
14. Mon 16:57 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min (reported again)
15. Mon 17:01 TomTom no longer reports it
16. Mon 18:05 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
17. Mon 18:10 TomTom no longer reports it
18. Mon 18:10 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic

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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