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M42 Moderate Cleared

M42 southbound within J11 | Southbound | Congestion

15 Jun 2026, 12:47 Southbound 58 views

Incident Details

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

M42
Moderate
Cleared
12:47, 15 Jun 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 8m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 48m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 23m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 58m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 38m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 13m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 38m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 13m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 48m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 23m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 58m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 38m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 13m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 48m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 33m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 8m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 48m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 23m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 3m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 43m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 18m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 53m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 28m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 3m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 38m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 13m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 48m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound at junction J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 15 June 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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