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A38 Moderate Cleared

A38 southbound between A6 and A52 | Southbound | Congestion

15 Jun 2026, 17:37 Southbound 33 views

Incident Details

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

A38
Moderate
Cleared
17:37, 15 Jun 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 33 minutes. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 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 8m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 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 43m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 18m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 53m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 33m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 13m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 48m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 23m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 58m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 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 33m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 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 8m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 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 43m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 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 18m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 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 58m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 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 33m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 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 8m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 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 43m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 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 18m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 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 53m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 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 28m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 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 8m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 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 43m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 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 18m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 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 58m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 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 38m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 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 18m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 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 58m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 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 33m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 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 8m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 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 43m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 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 18m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 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 53m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 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 28m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 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 8m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 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 43m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 26h 43m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 29h 43m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 30h 18m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 30h 58m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 31h 33m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 32h 8m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 32h 43m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 33h 18m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 33h 53m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 34h 28m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 35h 3m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 35h 43m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 36h 18m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 36h 53m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 15 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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