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M23 Moderate Cleared

M23 J9 southbound exit | Southbound | Congestion

26 Jun 2026, 01:55 Southbound 94 views

Incident Details

Location : The M23 southbound exit slip at junction J9 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 02:00 and 02:15 on 26 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

M23
Moderate
Cleared
01:55, 26 Jun 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

Location : The M23 southbound exit slip at junction J9 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 02:00 and 02:15 on 26 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound exit slip at junction J9 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 02:00 and 02:15 on 26 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound exit slip at junction J9 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 02:00 and 02:15 on 26 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 10m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound exit slip at junction J9 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 02:00 and 02:15 on 26 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 45m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound exit slip at junction J9 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 02:00 and 02:15 on 26 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 20m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound exit slip at junction J9 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 02:00 and 02:15 on 26 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 0m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound exit slip at junction J9 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 02:00 and 02:15 on 26 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 35m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound exit slip at junction J9 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 02:00 and 02:15 on 26 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 10m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound exit slip at junction J9 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 02:00 and 02:15 on 26 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 45m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound exit slip at junction J9 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 02:00 and 02:15 on 26 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 25m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound exit slip at junction J9 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 02:00 and 02:15 on 26 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 0m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound exit slip at junction J9 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 02:00 and 02:15 on 26 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 40m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound exit slip at junction J9 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 02:00 and 02:15 on 26 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 15m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound exit slip at junction J9 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 02:00 and 02:15 on 26 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 55m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound exit slip at junction J9 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 02:00 and 02:15 on 26 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 30m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound exit slip at junction J9 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 02:00 and 02:15 on 26 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 5m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound exit slip at junction J9 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 02:00 and 02:15 on 26 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 40m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound exit slip at junction J9 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 02:00 and 02:15 on 26 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 15m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound exit slip at junction J9 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 02:00 and 02:15 on 26 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 55m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Final update

Location : The M23 southbound exit slip at junction J9 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 02:00 and 02:15 on 26 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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