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M42 Moderate Cleared

M42 northbound within J2 | Northbound | Congestion

13 Apr 2026, 07:27 Northbound 55 views

Incident Details

Location : The M42 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:30 and 08:45 on 13 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

M42
Moderate
Cleared
07:27, 13 Apr 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

Location : The M42 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:30 and 08:45 on 13 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 58m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:30 and 08:45 on 13 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 33m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:30 and 08:45 on 13 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 8m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:30 and 08:45 on 13 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 43m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:30 and 08:45 on 13 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 18m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:30 and 08:45 on 13 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 53m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:30 and 08:45 on 13 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 28m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:30 and 08:45 on 13 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 3m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:30 and 08:45 on 13 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 38m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:30 and 08:45 on 13 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 13m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:30 and 08:45 on 13 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 48m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:30 and 08:45 on 13 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 23m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:30 and 08:45 on 13 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 58m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:30 and 08:45 on 13 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 33m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:30 and 08:45 on 13 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 8m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:30 and 08:45 on 13 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 43m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:30 and 08:45 on 13 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 18m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:30 and 08:45 on 13 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 53m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:30 and 08:45 on 13 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 28m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:30 and 08:45 on 13 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 23h 8m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:30 and 08:45 on 13 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 25h 43m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:30 and 08:45 on 13 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 26h 18m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:30 and 08:45 on 13 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 26h 53m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:30 and 08:45 on 13 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 29h 3m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:30 and 08:45 on 13 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 29h 38m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:30 and 08:45 on 13 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

Wording as published by National Highways, recorded as it changed.

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