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A1 Moderate Cleared

A1(M) southbound within J38 | Southbound | Congestion

18 Jun 2026, 22:27 Southbound 62 views

Incident Details

Location : The A1M southbound at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:30 and 22:45 on 18 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

A1
Moderate
Cleared
22:27, 18 Jun 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

Location : The A1M southbound at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:30 and 22:45 on 18 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

Location : The A1M southbound at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:30 and 22:45 on 18 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 A1M southbound at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:30 and 22:45 on 18 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 A1M southbound at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:30 and 22:45 on 18 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 43m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1M southbound at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:30 and 22:45 on 18 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 18m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1M southbound at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:30 and 22:45 on 18 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 53m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1M southbound at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:30 and 22:45 on 18 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 28m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1M southbound at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:30 and 22:45 on 18 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 3m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1M southbound at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:30 and 22:45 on 18 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 43m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1M southbound at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:30 and 22:45 on 18 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 18m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1M southbound at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:30 and 22:45 on 18 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 53m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1M southbound at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:30 and 22:45 on 18 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 33m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1M southbound at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:30 and 22:45 on 18 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 8m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1M southbound at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:30 and 22:45 on 18 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 43m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1M southbound at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:30 and 22:45 on 18 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 18m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1M southbound at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:30 and 22:45 on 18 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 58m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1M southbound at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:30 and 22:45 on 18 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 33m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1M southbound at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:30 and 22:45 on 18 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 8m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1M southbound at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:30 and 22:45 on 18 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 43m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1M southbound at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:30 and 22:45 on 18 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 18m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1M southbound at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:30 and 22:45 on 18 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 53m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1M southbound at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:30 and 22:45 on 18 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 28m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1M southbound at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:30 and 22:45 on 18 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 3m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1M southbound at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:30 and 22:45 on 18 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 38m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1M southbound at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:30 and 22:45 on 18 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 18m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1M southbound at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:30 and 22:45 on 18 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 53m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1M southbound at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:30 and 22:45 on 18 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 28h 13m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1M southbound at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:30 and 22:45 on 18 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 29h 28m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1M southbound at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:30 and 22:45 on 18 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 30h 8m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1M southbound at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:30 and 22:45 on 18 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 32h 8m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1M southbound at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:30 and 22:45 on 18 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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