Traffic News England

Traffic News England

17Accidentsreported on England’s motorways and major A roads — see details49Roadworks activelive on England’s motorways and major A roads right now — see details573Plannedscheduled on England’s motorways and major A roads — see details

Live England traffic data from National Highways · updated 09:22 Thu 17 Sept 2026

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Latest England traffic reports and traffic updates

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Latest accident or incident on England’s motorways and major A roads

The most recent accident or incident on England’s motorways and major A roads that we are aware of.

  • laneClosures

    Active nowUpdateWestbound
    Time now: Thursday, 17 September 2026, 09:22

    09:2217 Sept 2026reported just now

    Location
    M62 westbound between J12 and J11
    Direction
    Westbound
    Lanes closed
    Lane closures
    Reason
    Road or carriageway or lane management
    Schedule
    09:14 Thu 17 Sept 2026 → 09:29 Thu 17 Sept 2026
    Expected to clear in ~7m HA planned end: 09:29 Thu 17 Sept 2026
  • Latest active roadworks on England’s motorways and major A roads

    Roadworks live on England’s motorways and major A roads right now.

  • M602 Eastbound hard shoulder closure (MP 1/5 - 1/9)

    Active nowRoadworksEastbound
    Time now: Thursday, 17 September 2026, 09:22

    09:0517 Sept 2026reported 17 min ago

    Location
    M602 eastbound between J1 and J2
    Direction
    Eastbound
    Lanes closed
    Hard shoulder closed
    Reason
    Maintenance work
    Schedule
    10:00 Thu 9 Jan 2025 → 16:00 Fri 8 Jan 2027
    Long-term works - HA planned end: 16:00 Fri 8 Jan 2027.
  • + 48 more active roadworks - search all England traffic news →

    Latest planned roadworks on England’s motorways and major A roads

    The next planned roadworks scheduled on England’s motorways and major A roads.

  • M40 Southbound, Jct 11 to Jct 10, hard shoulder, lane 1 and 2 closure.

    PlannedRoadworksSouthbound
    Time now: Thursday, 17 September 2026, 09:22

    09:0517 Sept 2026reported 17 min ago

    Location
    M40 southbound between J11 and J10
    Direction
    Southbound
    Lanes closed
    Hard shoulder closed
    Reason
    Maintenance work
    Schedule
    21:00 Thu 17 Sept 2026 → 06:00 Fri 18 Sept 2026

    Forecast - not confirmed

    🚧HA scheduled: 21:00 Thu 17 Sept 202606:00 Fri 18 Sept 2026 starts in about 12 hours · lasts ~9h 00m
  • + 572 more planned roadworks - search all England traffic news →

    Road closed — on the overhead signs now

    National Highways’ overhead signs are showing a road closure, as at 09:22 Thu 17 Sept 2026. 2 other serious messages are on the signs - see them all below.

    • A19 CLOSED A1046 A19 DELAYS A1027

      On the signs now Road closed
      Time now: Thursday, 17 September 2026, 09:22

      09:1617 Sept 2026set 5 min ago✓ Checked by us 09:22

      A19 CLOSED A1046
      A19 DELAYS A1027

      Overhead Message

      WhereA19 southbound · on 1 sign
      Also onAlso showing on A19 signs
      SinceSet 09:16 Thu 17 Sept 2026
      We check these overhead signs at least every five minutes, but we can't guarantee a sign is still current if an incident or issue has been cleared and the sign has not been updated yet. Signs and news can each carry something the other does not - check both before you travel.

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    Updated 09:22 Thu 17 Sept 2026

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    Traffic News England brings together traffic news for all of England’s motorways and major roads. For the busiest motorways, see M25 Traffic, M1 Traffic and M4 Traffic — and our newer motorway sites are now live: M60 Traffic, M6 Traffic, M5 Traffic and M3 Traffic.