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M2 Moderate Cleared

M2 J5 westbound exit | Westbound | Congestion

8 Jun 2026, 17:14 Westbound 44 views

Incident Details

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

M2
Moderate
Cleared
17:14, 8 Jun 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 6m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 41m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 36m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 46m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 21m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 56m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 36m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 11m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 51m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 1m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 36m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 11m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 51m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 26m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 1m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 36m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 11m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 46m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 21m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 1m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 41m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 16m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 51m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 26m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 6m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 41m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 16m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 51m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 31m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 6m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 41m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 27h 21m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 35h 1m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 35h 36m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 36h 16m. Monitoring continues.

· Final update

Location : The M2 westbound exit slip at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 8 June 2026.

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

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