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M53 Moderate Cleared

M53 northbound within J2 | Northbound | Congestion

28 May 2026, 18:45 Northbound 40 views

Incident Details

Location : The M53 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:45 and 19:00 on 28 May 2026.

M53
Moderate
Cleared
18:45, 28 May 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

Location : The M53 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:45 and 19:00 on 28 May 2026.

· Update

Location : The M53 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:45 and 19:00 on 28 May 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 35 minutes. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M53 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:45 and 19:00 on 28 May 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 10m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M53 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:45 and 19:00 on 28 May 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 45m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M53 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:45 and 19:00 on 28 May 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 20m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M53 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:45 and 19:00 on 28 May 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 55m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M53 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:45 and 19:00 on 28 May 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 30m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M53 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:45 and 19:00 on 28 May 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 5m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M53 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:45 and 19:00 on 28 May 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 40m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M53 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:45 and 19:00 on 28 May 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 15m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M53 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:45 and 19:00 on 28 May 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 50m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M53 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:45 and 19:00 on 28 May 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 30m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M53 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:45 and 19:00 on 28 May 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 5m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M53 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:45 and 19:00 on 28 May 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 40m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M53 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:45 and 19:00 on 28 May 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 15m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M53 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:45 and 19:00 on 28 May 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 50m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M53 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:45 and 19:00 on 28 May 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 30m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M53 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:45 and 19:00 on 28 May 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 5m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M53 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:45 and 19:00 on 28 May 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 40m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M53 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:45 and 19:00 on 28 May 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 15m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M53 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:45 and 19:00 on 28 May 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 55m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M53 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:45 and 19:00 on 28 May 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 35m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M53 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:45 and 19:00 on 28 May 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 10m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M53 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:45 and 19:00 on 28 May 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 45m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M53 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:45 and 19:00 on 28 May 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 20m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M53 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:45 and 19:00 on 28 May 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 0m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M53 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:45 and 19:00 on 28 May 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 35m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M53 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:45 and 19:00 on 28 May 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 10m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M53 northbound at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:45 and 19:00 on 28 May 2026.

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

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