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M18 Moderate Cleared

M18 J2 northbound exit | Northbound | Congestion

12 Jun 2026, 13:04 Northbound 35 views

Incident Details

Location : The junction of the M18 J2 and the A1M J35 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:00 and 13:15 on 12 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

M18
Moderate
Cleared
13:04, 12 Jun 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

Location : The junction of the M18 J2 and the A1M J35 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:00 and 13:15 on 12 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

Location : The junction of the M18 J2 and the A1M J35 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:00 and 13:15 on 12 June 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 junction of the M18 J2 and the A1M J35 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:00 and 13:15 on 12 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The junction of the M18 J2 and the A1M J35 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:00 and 13:15 on 12 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 45m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The junction of the M18 J2 and the A1M J35 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:00 and 13:15 on 12 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The junction of the M18 J2 and the A1M J35 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:00 and 13:15 on 12 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 45m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The junction of the M18 J2 and the A1M J35 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:00 and 13:15 on 12 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 20m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The junction of the M18 J2 and the A1M J35 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:00 and 13:15 on 12 June 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 junction of the M18 J2 and the A1M J35 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:00 and 13:15 on 12 June 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 junction of the M18 J2 and the A1M J35 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:00 and 13:15 on 12 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 10m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The junction of the M18 J2 and the A1M J35 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:00 and 13:15 on 12 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 45m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The junction of the M18 J2 and the A1M J35 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:00 and 13:15 on 12 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The junction of the M18 J2 and the A1M J35 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:00 and 13:15 on 12 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The junction of the M18 J2 and the A1M J35 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:00 and 13:15 on 12 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 30m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The junction of the M18 J2 and the A1M J35 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:00 and 13:15 on 12 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 5m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The junction of the M18 J2 and the A1M J35 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:00 and 13:15 on 12 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 45m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The junction of the M18 J2 and the A1M J35 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:00 and 13:15 on 12 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 20m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The junction of the M18 J2 and the A1M J35 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:00 and 13:15 on 12 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 55m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The junction of the M18 J2 and the A1M J35 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:00 and 13:15 on 12 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 30m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The junction of the M18 J2 and the A1M J35 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:00 and 13:15 on 12 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 5m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The junction of the M18 J2 and the A1M J35 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:00 and 13:15 on 12 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 40m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The junction of the M18 J2 and the A1M J35 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:00 and 13:15 on 12 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 20m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The junction of the M18 J2 and the A1M J35 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:00 and 13:15 on 12 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 55m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The junction of the M18 J2 and the A1M J35 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:00 and 13:15 on 12 June 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 junction of the M18 J2 and the A1M J35 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:00 and 13:15 on 12 June 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 junction of the M18 J2 and the A1M J35 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:00 and 13:15 on 12 June 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 junction of the M18 J2 and the A1M J35 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:00 and 13:15 on 12 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 30m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The junction of the M18 J2 and the A1M J35 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:00 and 13:15 on 12 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The junction of the M18 J2 and the A1M J35 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:00 and 13:15 on 12 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 50m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The junction of the M18 J2 and the A1M J35 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:00 and 13:15 on 12 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 30m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The junction of the M18 J2 and the A1M J35 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:00 and 13:15 on 12 June 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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