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M42 Moderate Cleared

M42 J6 southbound exit for A45 westbound | Southbound | Congestion

27 May 2026, 06:45 Southbound 18 views

Incident Details

Location : The M42 southbound exit slip at junction J6 westbound.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:45 and 07:00 on 27 May 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

M42
Moderate
Cleared
06:45, 27 May 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

Location : The M42 southbound exit slip at junction J6 westbound.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:45 and 07:00 on 27 May 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound exit slip at junction J6 westbound.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:45 and 07:00 on 27 May 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 M42 southbound exit slip at junction J6 westbound.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:45 and 07:00 on 27 May 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 15m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound exit slip at junction J6 westbound.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:45 and 07:00 on 27 May 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 50m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound exit slip at junction J6 westbound.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:45 and 07:00 on 27 May 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 25m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound exit slip at junction J6 westbound.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:45 and 07:00 on 27 May 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 5m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound exit slip at junction J6 westbound.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:45 and 07:00 on 27 May 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 40m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound exit slip at junction J6 westbound.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:45 and 07:00 on 27 May 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 15m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound exit slip at junction J6 westbound.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:45 and 07:00 on 27 May 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 55m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound exit slip at junction J6 westbound.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:45 and 07:00 on 27 May 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 30m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound exit slip at junction J6 westbound.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:45 and 07:00 on 27 May 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 5m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound exit slip at junction J6 westbound.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:45 and 07:00 on 27 May 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 M42 southbound exit slip at junction J6 westbound.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:45 and 07:00 on 27 May 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 M42 southbound exit slip at junction J6 westbound.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:45 and 07:00 on 27 May 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 M42 southbound exit slip at junction J6 westbound.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:45 and 07:00 on 27 May 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 M42 southbound exit slip at junction J6 westbound.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:45 and 07:00 on 27 May 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 M42 southbound exit slip at junction J6 westbound.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:45 and 07:00 on 27 May 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 55m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound exit slip at junction J6 westbound.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:45 and 07:00 on 27 May 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 30m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound exit slip at junction J6 westbound.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:45 and 07:00 on 27 May 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 5m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound exit slip at junction J6 westbound.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:45 and 07:00 on 27 May 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 40m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound exit slip at junction J6 westbound.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:45 and 07:00 on 27 May 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 15m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound exit slip at junction J6 westbound.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:45 and 07:00 on 27 May 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 50m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound exit slip at junction J6 westbound.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:45 and 07:00 on 27 May 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 25m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound exit slip at junction J6 westbound.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:45 and 07:00 on 27 May 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 0m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound exit slip at junction J6 westbound.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:45 and 07:00 on 27 May 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 35m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound exit slip at junction J6 westbound.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:45 and 07:00 on 27 May 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 10m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound exit slip at junction J6 westbound.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:45 and 07:00 on 27 May 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 50m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound exit slip at junction J6 westbound.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:45 and 07:00 on 27 May 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 25m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound exit slip at junction J6 westbound.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:45 and 07:00 on 27 May 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 0m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound exit slip at junction J6 westbound.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:45 and 07:00 on 27 May 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 35m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound exit slip at junction J6 westbound.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:45 and 07:00 on 27 May 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 10m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound exit slip at junction J6 westbound.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:45 and 07:00 on 27 May 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 45m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound exit slip at junction J6 westbound.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:45 and 07:00 on 27 May 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 20m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound exit slip at junction J6 westbound.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:45 and 07:00 on 27 May 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 55m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound exit slip at junction J6 westbound.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:45 and 07:00 on 27 May 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 23h 30m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound exit slip at junction J6 westbound.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:45 and 07:00 on 27 May 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 24h 5m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound exit slip at junction J6 westbound.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:45 and 07:00 on 27 May 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 24h 45m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 southbound exit slip at junction J6 westbound.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:45 and 07:00 on 27 May 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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