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M23 Moderate Cleared

M23 spur (Gatwick) westbound between M23 J9 and J9A | Westbound | Congestion

2 May 2026, 03:33 Westbound 43 views

Incident Details

Location : The M23 westbound between junctions J9 and J9A .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:30 and 03:45 on 2 May 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

RoadM23

SeverityModerate

StatusCleared

Started03:33, 2 May 2026

📜 Incident timeline

03:33, 2 May · First report

03:35, 2 May · Update

04:05, 2 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 32 minutes. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

04:10, 2 May · Update

04:40, 2 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 7m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

04:45, 2 May · Update

05:15, 2 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 42m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

05:20, 2 May · Update

05:50, 2 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 17m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

05:55, 2 May · Update

06:25, 2 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 52m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

06:30, 2 May · Update

07:00, 2 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 27m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

07:05, 2 May · Update

07:35, 2 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 2m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

07:40, 2 May · Update

08:10, 2 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 37m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

08:15, 2 May · Update

08:45, 2 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 12m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

08:50, 2 May · Update

09:20, 2 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 47m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

09:25, 2 May · Update

09:55, 2 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 22m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

10:00, 2 May · Update

10:35, 2 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 2m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

10:40, 2 May · Update

11:10, 2 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 37m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

11:15, 2 May · Update

11:50, 2 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 17m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

11:55, 2 May · Update

12:25, 2 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 52m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

12:30, 2 May · Update

13:00, 2 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 27m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

13:05, 2 May · Update

13:40, 2 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 7m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

13:45, 2 May · Update

14:15, 2 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 42m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

14:20, 2 May · Update

14:50, 2 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 17m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

14:55, 2 May · Update

15:25, 2 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 52m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

15:30, 2 May · Update

16:00, 2 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 27m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

16:05, 2 May · Update

16:35, 2 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 2m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

16:40, 2 May · Update

17:15, 2 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 42m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

17:20, 2 May · Update

17:50, 2 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 17m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

17:55, 2 May · Update

18:25, 2 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 52m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

18:30, 2 May · Update

19:00, 2 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 27m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

19:05, 2 May · Update

19:35, 2 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 2m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

19:40, 2 May · Update

20:10, 2 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 37m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

20:15, 2 May · Update

20:45, 2 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 12m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

20:50, 2 May · Update

21:20, 2 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 47m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

21:25, 2 May · Update

21:55, 2 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 22m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

22:00, 2 May · Update

22:35, 2 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 2m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

22:40, 2 May · Update

23:15, 2 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 42m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

23:20, 2 May · Update

23:50, 2 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 17m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

23:55, 2 May · Update

00:25, 3 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 52m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

00:30, 3 May · Update

01:05, 3 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 32m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

01:10, 3 May · Update

01:40, 3 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 7m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

01:45, 3 May · Update

02:15, 3 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 42m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

02:20, 3 May · Update

02:50, 3 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 23h 17m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

02:55, 3 May · Update

03:25, 3 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 23h 52m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

03:30, 3 May · Update

04:00, 3 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 24h 27m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

04:05, 3 May · Update

04:35, 3 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 25h 2m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

04:40, 3 May · Update

05:10, 3 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 25h 37m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

05:15, 3 May · Update

05:45, 3 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 26h 12m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

05:50, 3 May · Update

06:20, 3 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 26h 47m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

06:25, 3 May · Update

06:55, 3 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 27h 22m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

07:00, 3 May · Update

07:35, 3 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 28h 2m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

07:40, 3 May · Update

08:15, 3 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 28h 42m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

08:20, 3 May · Update

08:55, 3 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 29h 22m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

09:00, 3 May · Update

09:30, 3 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 29h 57m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

09:35, 3 May · Update

10:05, 3 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 30h 32m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

10:10, 3 May · Update

10:45, 3 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 31h 12m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

10:50, 3 May · Update

11:20, 3 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 31h 47m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

11:25, 3 May · Update

11:55, 3 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 32h 22m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

12:00, 3 May · Update

12:30, 3 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 32h 57m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

12:35, 3 May · Update

13:10, 3 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 33h 37m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

13:15, 3 May · Update

13:45, 3 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 34h 12m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

13:50, 3 May · Update

14:20, 3 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 34h 47m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

14:25, 3 May · Update

15:00, 3 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 35h 27m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

15:05, 3 May · Update

15:35, 3 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 36h 2m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

15:40, 3 May · Update

16:10, 3 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 36h 37m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

16:15, 3 May · Update

16:50, 3 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 37h 17m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

16:55, 3 May · Update

17:30, 3 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 37h 57m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

17:35, 3 May · Update

18:05, 3 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 38h 32m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

18:10, 3 May · Update

18:40, 3 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 39h 7m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

18:45, 3 May · Update

19:15, 3 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 39h 42m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

19:20, 3 May · Update

19:50, 3 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 40h 17m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

19:55, 3 May · Update

20:25, 3 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 40h 52m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

20:30, 3 May · Update

21:00, 3 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 41h 27m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

21:05, 3 May · Update

21:35, 3 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 42h 2m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

21:40, 3 May · Update

22:10, 3 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 42h 37m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

22:15, 3 May · Update

22:45, 3 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 43h 12m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

22:50, 3 May · Update

23:20, 3 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 43h 47m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

23:25, 3 May · Update

23:55, 3 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 44h 22m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

00:00, 4 May · Update

00:35, 4 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 45h 2m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

00:40, 4 May · Update

01:10, 4 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 45h 37m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

01:15, 4 May · Update

01:45, 4 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 46h 12m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

01:50, 4 May · Update

02:20, 4 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 46h 47m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

02:25, 4 May · Update

02:55, 4 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 47h 22m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

03:00, 4 May · Update

03:30, 4 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 47h 57m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

03:35, 4 May · Update

04:05, 4 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 48h 32m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

04:10, 4 May · Update

04:40, 4 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 49h 7m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

04:45, 4 May · Update

05:15, 4 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 49h 42m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

05:20, 4 May · Update

05:50, 4 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 50h 17m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

05:55, 4 May · Update

06:25, 4 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 50h 52m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

06:30, 4 May · Update

07:00, 4 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 51h 27m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

07:05, 4 May · Update

07:35, 4 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 52h 2m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

07:40, 4 May · Update

08:15, 4 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 52h 42m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

08:20, 4 May · Update

08:55, 4 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 53h 22m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

09:00, 4 May · Update

09:30, 4 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 53h 57m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

09:35, 4 May · Update

10:05, 4 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 54h 32m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

10:10, 4 May · Update

10:40, 4 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 55h 7m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

10:45, 4 May · Update

11:20, 4 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 55h 47m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

11:25, 4 May · Update

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

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