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congestion

M67M67 Ashton-under-LyneCongestionLocation : The M67 eastbound entry slip at junction J1 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 10:15 and 10:30 on 2 May 2026. M621M621 LeedsCongestionLocation : The M621 westbound exit slip at junction J1 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:15 and 11:30 on 2 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. M61M61 EcclesCongestionLocation : The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 2 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. M6M6 WednesburyCongestionLocation : The M6 northbound at junction J8 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 10:30 and 10:45 on 2 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. M56M56 DaresburyCongestionLocation : The M56 westbound between junctions J11and J12 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 2 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. M5M5 WednesburyCongestionLocation : The M5 slip road to the M6 northbound . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 10:45 and 11:00 on 2 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. M40M40 High WycombeCongestionLocation : The M40 northbound exit slip at junction J4 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 10:45 and 11:00 on 2 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. M4M4 HeathrowCongestionLocation : The M4 eastbound exit slip at junction J4 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 10:15 and 10:30 on 2 May 2026. M32M32 BristolCongestionLocation : The M32 southbound at junction J3 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 10:45 and 11:00 on 2 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. M275M275 PortchesterCongestionLocation : The M275 southbound between junctions M27and J1 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:15 and 11:30 on 2 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. M25M25 EghamCongestionLocation : The M25 anticlockwise entry slip at junction J12 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 2 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. M11M11 HarlowCongestionLocation : The M11 southbound exit slip at junction J7 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 10:45 and 11:00 on 2 May 2026. M1M1 Castle DonningtonCongestionLocation : The M1 northbound exit slip at junction J24 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 10:45 and 11:00 on 2 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A663A663 OldhamCongestionLocation : The A663 southbound at the junction with the M60 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 10:15 and 10:30 on 2 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A64A64 YorkCongestionLocation : The A64 eastbound between the junctions with the A1237 York North and the A169 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 10:45 and 11:00 on 2 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A585A585 FleetwoodCongestionLocation : The A585 northbound between the junctions with the A588 South and the A587 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 10:30 and 10:45 on 2 May 2026. A500A500 Stoke on TrentCongestionLocation : The A500 northbound exit slip to the A50 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 10:30 and 10:45 on 2 May 2026. A50A50 UttoxeterCongestionLocation : The A50 westbound between the junctions with the A518 Uttoxeter East and the A518 Uttoxeter North. Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 10:30 and 10:45 on 2 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A5A5 TowcesterCongestionLocation : The A5 northbound between the junctions with the A508and the A43 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 10:15 and 10:30 on 2 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A47A47 King's LynnCongestionLocation : The A47 eastbound exit slip to the A10 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 10:45 and 11:00 on 2 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A46A46 TewkesburyCongestionLocation : The A46 northbound between the junctions with the A435 Tewkesbury and the A4184 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 2 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A453A453 Castle DonningtonCongestionLocation : The A453 northbound between the junctions with the A6and the M1 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 10:15 and 10:30 on 2 May 2026. A43A43 TowcesterCongestionLocation : The A43 southbound between the junctions with the A5and the A413 Silverstone. Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 10:30 and 10:45 on 2 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A417A417 BirdlipCongestionLocation : The A417 southbound between the junctions with the A46and the A436 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:15 and 11:30 on 2 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A40A40 LeighCongestionLocation : The A40 westbound at the junction with the A417 north od Gloucester. Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 10:30 and 10:45 on 2 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A36A36 SalisburyCongestionLocation : The A36 northbound between the A27and the junction with the A338 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 2 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A34A34 CrawleyCongestionLocation : The A34 southbound between the junctions with the A272and the A33 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 2 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A303A303 BoscombeCongestionLocation : The A303 westbound between the junctions with the A345and the A360 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 10:30 and 10:45 on 2 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A30A30 StainesCongestionLocation : The A30 eastbound between the junctions with the M25and the A308 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 10:30 and 10:45 on 2 May 2026. A27A27 ClaphamCongestionLocation : The A27 eastbound between the junctions with the A24 North and the A24 South. Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 2 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A21A21 Tunbridge WellsCongestionLocation : The A21 southbound between the junctions with the A228and the A262 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:15 and 11:30 on 2 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A19A19 Newcastle Upon TyneCongestionLocation : The A19 southbound between the junctions with the A1and the A1068 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 10:30 and 10:45 on 2 May 2026. A14A14 IpswichCongestionLocation : The A14 eastbound between junctions J53 Ipswich North and J54 Ipswich West. Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 2 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A120A120 CoggeshallCongestionLocation : The A120 eastbound between the junctions with the A131 North and the A12 Colchester West. Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 10:15 and 10:30 on 2 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A12A12 DanburyCongestionLocation : The A12 northbound at junction J17 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 10:45 and 11:00 on 2 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A11A11 ChippenhamCongestionLocation : The A11 northbound between the junctions with the A14and the A1065 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:15 and 11:30 on 2 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A1A1 PontefractCongestionLocation : The A1 southbound between the M62and the junction with the A639 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 2 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

incident

A55A55 LlanfairfechanA55 : Eastbound : Pen-y-Clip Headland : Closed : Contraflow Via Pen Y Clip Tunnel : Width limit 3.2m : Overnight : 05/05/26-10/05/26 1930-0700 :Description: A55 : Eastbound : Pen-y-Clip Headland : Closed : Contraflow Via Pen Y Clip Tunnel : Width limit 3.2m : Overnight : 05/05/26-10/05/26 1930-0700 :, Start time: 05/05/2026 19:30 , End Date:10/05/2026 7:00, Severity: Road closure, Source: Welsh Government,Last updated: 01/05/2026 10:57

no delay

M2M2 SittingbourneAccidentLocation : The M2 eastbound between junctions J5and J6 . Lane Closures : Lane two is closed. Reason : Road traffic collision. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 12:00 and 12:15 on 2 May 2026. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:00 and 12:15 on 2 May 2026. Lanes Closed : There is one of two lanes closed. A13A13 BelhusVehicle ObstructionLocation : The A13 eastbound between the junctions with the A1306 Aveley and the M25 . Lane Closures : Lane one is closed. Reason : Abandoned vehicle. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 12:15 and 12:30 on 2 May 2026. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:15 and 12:30 on 2 May 2026. Lanes Closed : There is one of three lanes closed.

severe disruption - in excess of 3 hours delay or road closure

A419A419 PrestonVehicle FireLocation : The A419 northbound exit slip to the A429 . Reason : Vehicle fire. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 11:30 and 11:45 on 2 May 2026. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:30 and 11:45 on 2 May 2026. Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed.

Here are the latest traffic and travel news from traffic update dot co dot UK at 11:14 am. Well, folks, it looks like the traffic gods have decided to throw a few curveballs our way today. Let's dive right into it!In Birmingham, there are some delays on the M6 Northbound between J5 at Sutton Coldfield and J8 at Birmingham. So, if you're heading in that direction, you might want to pack a snack or two.Heading over to Manchester now, we've got reports of congestion on the M60 clockwise between J13 at Salford and J17 at Prestwich. Looks like someone might have hit the snooze button one too many times this morning!Down in London, things aren't looking too peachy either. There are delays on the A4 Cromwell Road heading towards Earls Court, so plan your route accordingly to avoid getting stuck in the chaos.And last but not least, let's not forget about our friends in Bristol. There's heavy traffic on the M32 Southbound between J2 at Easton and J3 at St. Pauls. Looks like someone forgot to mention that it's not a sprint, it's a marathon.So, there you have it, folks. Be sure to keep an eye on your GPS or listen in for any updates before you hit the road. Drive safe out there!


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