M62 stopped traffic J27–J28

Cleared Cleared at 16:06 on 3 Oct 2026, after 26 h 11 min.

Stopped traffic on the M62 at J27–J28 on Friday 2 October 2026, from 13:55. Cleared at 16:06 after 26 h 11 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   M62 · J27–J28

   Queueing traffic

   Fri 13:55–Sat 16:06 (cleared after 26 h 11 min) · delay ~6 min · queue 4.5 mi

   TomTom ×5

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~37 min

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Timeline

1. Fri 13:55 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. Fri 14:00 TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~10 min (was ~4), “Stationary traffic, Accident”
3. Fri 14:05 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~10)
4. Fri 14:19 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~17), “Queuing traffic, Accident”
5. Fri 14:28 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”
6. Fri 14:47 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. Fri 15:33 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
8. Fri 15:38 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. Fri 15:47 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
10. Fri 15:56 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11. Fri 16:05 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
12. Fri 16:10 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
13. Fri 16:19 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min
14. Fri 17:05 TomTom no longer reports it
15. Fri 17:05 All clear: no source reports it any more
16. Fri 17:33 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
17. Fri 17:38 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
18. Fri 17:47 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
19. Fri 17:51 TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~10)
20. Fri 17:56 TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~18)
21. Fri 18:01 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
22. Fri 18:01 TomTom: delay now ~37 min (was ~25)
23. Fri 18:15 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~26)
24. Fri 18:24 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
25. Fri 19:10 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
26. Fri 19:20 TomTom no longer reports it
27. Fri 19:20 All clear: no source reports it any more
28. Sat 11:23 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
29. Sat 11:28 TomTom no longer reports it
30. Sat 11:28 All clear: no source reports it any more
31. Sat 11:32 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
32. Sat 11:46 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
33. Sat 11:51 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
34. Sat 12:04 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
35. Sat 13:09 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
36. Sat 13:14 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
37. Sat 13:19 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
38. Sat 13:33 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
39. Sat 13:51 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
40. Sat 15:29 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
41. Sat 15:38 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
42. Sat 15:43 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
43. Sat 16:06 TomTom no longer reports it
44. Sat 16:06 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• Queuing 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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