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M42 Moderate Cleared

M42 southbound within J2 | Southbound | Congestion

16 Apr 2026, 02:44 Southbound 41 views

Incident Details

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 16 April 2026.

M42
Moderate
Cleared
02:44, 16 Apr 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 41m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 21m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 56m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 31m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 11m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 46m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 21m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 56m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 31m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 6m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 41m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 16m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 51m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 31m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 6m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 46m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 23h 21m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 23h 56m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 24h 31m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 25h 6m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 25h 46m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 26h 21m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 26h 56m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 27h 31m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 28h 6m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 16 April 2026.

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

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