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M23 Severe Cleared

M23 southbound between J8 and J9 | Southbound | Broken down vehicle

30 Jun 2026, 08:23 Southbound 82 views

Incident Details

Location : The M23 southbound between junctions J8 and J9 .
Lane Closures : Lane one is closed.
Reason : Broken down vehicle.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:00 and 09:15 on 30 June 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

M23
Severe
Cleared
08:23, 30 Jun 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

Location : The M23 southbound between junctions J8 and J9 .
Lane Closures : Lane one is closed.
Reason : Broken down vehicle.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:00 and 09:15 on 30 June 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound between junctions J8 and J9 .
Lane Closures : Lane one is closed.
Reason : Broken down vehicle.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:00 and 09:15 on 30 June 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 31 minutes. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound between junctions J8 and J9 .
Lane Closures : Lane one is closed.
Reason : Broken down vehicle.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:00 and 09:15 on 30 June 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 11m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound between junctions J8 and J9 .
Lane Closures : Lane one is closed.
Reason : Broken down vehicle.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:00 and 09:15 on 30 June 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 46m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound between junctions J8 and J9 .
Lane Closures : Lane one is closed.
Reason : Broken down vehicle.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:00 and 09:15 on 30 June 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 21m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound between junctions J8 and J9 .
Lane Closures : Lane one is closed.
Reason : Broken down vehicle.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:00 and 09:15 on 30 June 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 56m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound between junctions J8 and J9 .
Lane Closures : Lane one is closed.
Reason : Broken down vehicle.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:00 and 09:15 on 30 June 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 37m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound between junctions J8 and J9 .
Lane Closures : Lane one is closed.
Reason : Broken down vehicle.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:00 and 09:15 on 30 June 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 11m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound between junctions J8 and J9 .
Lane Closures : Lane one is closed.
Reason : Broken down vehicle.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:00 and 09:15 on 30 June 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 47m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound between junctions J8 and J9 .
Lane Closures : Lane one is closed.
Reason : Broken down vehicle.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:00 and 09:15 on 30 June 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 22m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound between junctions J8 and J9 .
Lane Closures : Lane one is closed.
Reason : Broken down vehicle.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:00 and 09:15 on 30 June 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 57m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound between junctions J8 and J9 .
Lane Closures : Lane one is closed.
Reason : Broken down vehicle.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:00 and 09:15 on 30 June 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 32m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound between junctions J8 and J9 .
Lane Closures : Lane one is closed.
Reason : Broken down vehicle.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:00 and 09:15 on 30 June 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 12m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound between junctions J8 and J9 .
Lane Closures : Lane one is closed.
Reason : Broken down vehicle.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:00 and 09:15 on 30 June 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 46m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound between junctions J8 and J9 .
Lane Closures : Lane one is closed.
Reason : Broken down vehicle.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:00 and 09:15 on 30 June 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 26m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound between junctions J8 and J9 .
Lane Closures : Lane one is closed.
Reason : Broken down vehicle.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:00 and 09:15 on 30 June 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 7m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound between junctions J8 and J9 .
Lane Closures : Lane one is closed.
Reason : Broken down vehicle.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:00 and 09:15 on 30 June 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 41m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound between junctions J8 and J9 .
Lane Closures : Lane one is closed.
Reason : Broken down vehicle.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:00 and 09:15 on 30 June 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 22m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound between junctions J8 and J9 .
Lane Closures : Lane one is closed.
Reason : Broken down vehicle.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:00 and 09:15 on 30 June 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 57m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound between junctions J8 and J9 .
Lane Closures : Lane one is closed.
Reason : Broken down vehicle.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:00 and 09:15 on 30 June 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 36m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound between junctions J8 and J9 .
Lane Closures : Lane one is closed.
Reason : Broken down vehicle.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:00 and 09:15 on 30 June 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 16m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound between junctions J8 and J9 .
Lane Closures : Lane one is closed.
Reason : Broken down vehicle.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:00 and 09:15 on 30 June 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 51m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound between junctions J8 and J9 .
Lane Closures : Lane one is closed.
Reason : Broken down vehicle.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:00 and 09:15 on 30 June 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 26m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound between junctions J8 and J9 .
Lane Closures : Lane one is closed.
Reason : Broken down vehicle.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:00 and 09:15 on 30 June 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 1m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound between junctions J8 and J9 .
Lane Closures : Lane one is closed.
Reason : Broken down vehicle.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:00 and 09:15 on 30 June 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 36m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound between junctions J8 and J9 .
Lane Closures : Lane one is closed.
Reason : Broken down vehicle.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:00 and 09:15 on 30 June 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 16m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound between junctions J8 and J9 .
Lane Closures : Lane one is closed.
Reason : Broken down vehicle.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:00 and 09:15 on 30 June 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 51m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound between junctions J8 and J9 .
Lane Closures : Lane one is closed.
Reason : Broken down vehicle.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:00 and 09:15 on 30 June 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 26m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound between junctions J8 and J9 .
Lane Closures : Lane one is closed.
Reason : Broken down vehicle.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:00 and 09:15 on 30 June 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 1m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound between junctions J8 and J9 .
Lane Closures : Lane one is closed.
Reason : Broken down vehicle.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:00 and 09:15 on 30 June 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 41m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound between junctions J8 and J9 .
Lane Closures : Lane one is closed.
Reason : Broken down vehicle.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:00 and 09:15 on 30 June 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 21m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound between junctions J8 and J9 .
Lane Closures : Lane one is closed.
Reason : Broken down vehicle.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:00 and 09:15 on 30 June 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 56m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound between junctions J8 and J9 .
Lane Closures : Lane one is closed.
Reason : Broken down vehicle.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:00 and 09:15 on 30 June 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 36m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M23 southbound between junctions J8 and J9 .
Lane Closures : Lane one is closed.
Reason : Broken down vehicle.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:00 and 09:15 on 30 June 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 11m. Monitoring continues.

· Final update

Location : The M23 southbound between junctions J8 and J9 .
Lane Closures : Lane one is closed.
Reason : Broken down vehicle.
Status : Currently Active.
Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:00 and 09:15 on 30 June 2026.
Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.

Wording as published by National Highways, recorded as it changed.

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