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M42 Moderate Cleared

M42 northbound within J5 | Northbound | Congestion

19 Jun 2026, 17:25 Northbound 38 views

Incident Details

Location : The M42 northbound at junction J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 19 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

RoadM42

SeverityModerate

StatusCleared

Started17:25, 19 Jun 2026

📜 Incident timeline

17:25, 19 Jun · First report

17:30, 19 Jun · Update

18:00, 19 Jun · Update

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

18:05, 19 Jun · Update

18:40, 19 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 14m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

18:45, 19 Jun · Update

19:15, 19 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 49m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

19:20, 19 Jun · Update

19:55, 19 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 29m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

20:00, 19 Jun · Update

20:35, 19 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 9m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

20:40, 19 Jun · Update

21:10, 19 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 44m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

21:15, 19 Jun · Update

21:45, 19 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 19m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

21:50, 19 Jun · Update

22:20, 19 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 54m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

22:25, 19 Jun · Update

22:55, 19 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 29m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

23:00, 19 Jun · Update

23:30, 19 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 4m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

23:35, 19 Jun · Update

00:10, 20 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 44m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

00:15, 20 Jun · Update

00:45, 20 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 19m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

00:50, 20 Jun · Update

01:20, 20 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 54m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

01:25, 20 Jun · Update

01:55, 20 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 29m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

02:00, 20 Jun · Update

02:35, 20 Jun · Update

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

02:40, 20 Jun · Update

03:15, 20 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 49m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

03:20, 20 Jun · Update

03:50, 20 Jun · Update

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

03:55, 20 Jun · Update

04:30, 20 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 4m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

04:35, 20 Jun · Update

05:05, 20 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 39m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

05:10, 20 Jun · Update

05:40, 20 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 14m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

05:45, 20 Jun · Update

06:15, 20 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 49m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

06:20, 20 Jun · Update

06:55, 20 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 29m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

07:00, 20 Jun · Update

07:30, 20 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 4m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

07:35, 20 Jun · Update

08:05, 20 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 39m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

08:10, 20 Jun · Update

08:45, 20 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 19m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

08:50, 20 Jun · Update

09:20, 20 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 54m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

09:25, 20 Jun · Update

09:55, 20 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 29m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

10:00, 20 Jun · Update

10:35, 20 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 9m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

10:40, 20 Jun · Update

11:10, 20 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 44m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

11:15, 20 Jun · Update

11:45, 20 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 19m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

11:50, 20 Jun · Update

12:20, 20 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 54m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

12:25, 20 Jun · Update

12:55, 20 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 29m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

13:00, 20 Jun · Update

13:30, 20 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 4m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

13:35, 20 Jun · Update

14:05, 20 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 39m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

14:10, 20 Jun · Update

14:40, 20 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 14m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

14:45, 20 Jun · Update

15:15, 20 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 49m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

15:20, 20 Jun · Update

15:50, 20 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 24m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

15:55, 20 Jun · Update

16:25, 20 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 59m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

16:30, 20 Jun · Update

17:00, 20 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 23h 34m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

17:05, 20 Jun · Update

17:35, 20 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 24h 9m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

17:40, 20 Jun · Update

18:15, 20 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 24h 49m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

18:20, 20 Jun · Update

18:50, 20 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 25h 24m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

18:55, 20 Jun · Update

19:25, 20 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 25h 59m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

19:30, 20 Jun · Update

20:00, 20 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 26h 34m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

20:05, 20 Jun · Update

20:40, 20 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 27h 14m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

20:45, 20 Jun · Update

21:15, 20 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 27h 49m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

21:20, 20 Jun · Update

21:50, 20 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 28h 24m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

21:55, 20 Jun · Update

22:25, 20 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 28h 59m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

22:30, 20 Jun · Update

23:05, 20 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 29h 39m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

23:10, 20 Jun · Update

23:45, 20 Jun · Update

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

23:50, 20 Jun · Update

00:20, 21 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 30h 54m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

00:25, 21 Jun · Update

00:55, 21 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 31h 29m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

01:00, 21 Jun · Update

01:30, 21 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 32h 4m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

01:35, 21 Jun · Update

02:05, 21 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 32h 39m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

02:10, 21 Jun · Update

02:40, 21 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 33h 14m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

02:45, 21 Jun · Update

03:15, 21 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 33h 49m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

03:20, 21 Jun · Update

03:50, 21 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 34h 24m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

03:55, 21 Jun · Update

04:25, 21 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 34h 59m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

04:30, 21 Jun · Update

05:00, 21 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 35h 34m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

05:05, 21 Jun · Update

05:35, 21 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 36h 9m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

05:40, 21 Jun · Update

06:10, 21 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 36h 44m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

06:15, 21 Jun · Update

06:45, 21 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 37h 19m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

06:50, 21 Jun · Update

07:25, 21 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 37h 59m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

07:30, 21 Jun · Update

08:00, 21 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 38h 34m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

08:05, 21 Jun · Update

08:35, 21 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 39h 9m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

08:40, 21 Jun · Update

09:10, 21 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 39h 44m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

09:15, 21 Jun · Update

09:45, 21 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 40h 19m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

09:50, 21 Jun · Update

10:20, 21 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 40h 54m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

10:25, 21 Jun · Update

10:55, 21 Jun · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 41h 29m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

11:00, 21 Jun · Update

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

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