M62 stopped traffic J26

Cleared Cleared at 09:37 on 30 Sept 2026, after 2 h 45 min.

Stopped traffic on the M62 at J26 on Wednesday 30 September 2026, from 06:52. Cleared at 09:37 after 2 h 45 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   M62 · J26

   Queueing traffic

   Wed 06:52–Wed 09:37 (cleared after 2 h 45 min) · delay ~4 min · queue 4.2 mi

   TomTom ×2

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~22 min

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Timeline

1. Wed 06:52 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. Wed 07:01 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
3. Wed 07:15 TomTom: delay now ~22 min (was ~12)
4. Wed 07:19 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
5. Wed 07:42 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
6. Wed 08:01 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. Wed 08:14 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
8. Wed 08:37 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
9. Wed 08:42 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
10. Wed 09:37 TomTom no longer reports it
11. Wed 09:37 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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