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A5 Moderate Cleared

A5 southbound between B5080 and M42 | Southbound | Congestion

19 Jun 2026, 09:14 Southbound 15 views

Incident Details

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the A51 and the M42 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 19 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

A5
Moderate
Cleared
09:14, 19 Jun 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the A51 and the M42 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 19 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the A51 and the M42 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 19 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the A51 and the M42 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 19 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 6m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the A51 and the M42 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 19 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 41m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the A51 and the M42 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 19 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 16m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the A51 and the M42 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 19 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 51m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the A51 and the M42 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 19 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 31m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the A51 and the M42 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 19 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 6m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the A51 and the M42 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 19 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 41m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the A51 and the M42 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 19 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 56m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the A51 and the M42 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 19 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 31m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the A51 and the M42 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 19 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 6m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the A51 and the M42 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 19 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 41m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the A51 and the M42 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 19 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 16m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the A51 and the M42 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 19 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 56m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the A51 and the M42 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 19 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 31m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the A51 and the M42 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 19 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 6m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the A51 and the M42 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 19 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 41m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the A51 and the M42 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 19 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 21m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the A51 and the M42 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 19 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 1m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the A51 and the M42 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 19 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 36m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the A51 and the M42 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 19 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 16m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the A51 and the M42 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 19 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 51m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the A51 and the M42 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 19 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 26m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the A51 and the M42 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 19 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 1m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the A51 and the M42 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 19 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 41m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the A51 and the M42 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 19 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 16m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the A51 and the M42 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 19 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 51m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the A51 and the M42 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 19 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 23h 31m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the A51 and the M42 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 19 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 24h 6m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the A51 and the M42 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 19 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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