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A1 Moderate Cleared

A1 southbound between A1068 and A697 | Southbound | Congestion

21 Jun 2026, 14:58 Southbound 68 views

Incident Details

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

A1
Moderate
Cleared
14:58, 21 Jun 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 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 7m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 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 42m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 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 17m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 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 52m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 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 27m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 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 2m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 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 37m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 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 17m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 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 A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 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 A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 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 A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 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 A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 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 22m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 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 57m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 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 32m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 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 7m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 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 A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 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 17m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 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 52m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 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 27m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 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 2m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 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 37m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 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 12m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 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 47m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 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 22m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 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 A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 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 42m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 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 A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 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 52m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 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 27m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 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 2m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 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 37m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 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 12m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 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 52m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 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 27m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 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 2m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 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 37m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 23h 12m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 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 27m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 34h 17m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 35h 52m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 36h 27m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 37h 2m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 38h 12m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 38h 47m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 39h 37m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Final update

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the A1068 and the A697 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 21 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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