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M62 stopped traffic J26 eastbound

Stopped traffic on the M62 eastbound at J26 on Wednesday 11 November 2026, from 16:45. Cleared at 20:48 after 4 h 3 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status
Cleared 20:48 on 11 Nov 2026, after 4 h 3 min
Location
M62 eastbound · J26
Reported as
Broken-down vehicle
At its worst
Stationary traffic · delay ~38 min
Sources
TomTom ×5 · Motorway signs
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Timeline

  1. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min
  2. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~10 min
  3. TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~7)
  4. TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~12)
  5. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  6. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  7. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
  8. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~26 min
  9. TomTom: delay now ~38 min (was ~26)
  10. TomTom: delay now ~22 min (was ~37)
  11. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  12. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~16 min
  13. TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~16), “Slow traffic”
  14. Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
  15. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  16. TomTom: now says broken-down vehicle, “traffic, Broken down vehicle”
  17. TomTom no longer reports it
  18. Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
  19. All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

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