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M3 Moderate Cleared

M3 eastbound between J12 and J11 | Eastbound | Congestion

17 Jun 2026, 09:18 Eastbound 50 views

Incident Details

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

M3
Moderate
Cleared
09:18, 17 Jun 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 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 17m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 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 52m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 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 27m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 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 2m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 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 37m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 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 12m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 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 47m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 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 22m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 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 57m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 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 32m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 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 7m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 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 42m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 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 27m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 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 2m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 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 42m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 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 22m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 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 57m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 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 32m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 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 7m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 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 42m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 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 17m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 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 52m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 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 27m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 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 2m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 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 37m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 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 17m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 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 57m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 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 32m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 7m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 22m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 57m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 37m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 12m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 26h 52m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M3 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 17 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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