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A40 Moderate Cleared

A40 westbound between the junction with the B4164 and the A466 (north) | Westbound | Congestion

24 Jun 2026, 11:08 Westbound 90 views

Incident Details

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

A40
Moderate
Cleared
11:08, 24 Jun 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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 22m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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 57m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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 17m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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 57m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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 32m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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 12m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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 52m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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 27m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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 7m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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 42m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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 17m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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 52m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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 27m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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 7m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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 47m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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 7m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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 47m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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 27m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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 7m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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 42m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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 17m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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 52m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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 27m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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 2m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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 17m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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 52m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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 32m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 24h 7m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 24h 42m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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 17m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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 52m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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 27m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 27h 7m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A40 westbound between the junctions with the A4137 and the A466 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 24 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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