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A5 Moderate Cleared

A5 southbound between M6 and A4601 | Southbound | Congestion

25 Jun 2026, 14:03 Southbound 23 views

Incident Details

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the M6 and the A4601 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

A5
Moderate
Cleared
14:03, 25 Jun 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the M6 and the A4601 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the M6 and the A4601 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the M6 and the A4601 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 25 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 7m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the M6 and the A4601 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 25 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 47m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the M6 and the A4601 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 25 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 22m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the M6 and the A4601 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 25 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 57m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the M6 and the A4601 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 25 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 32m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the M6 and the A4601 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 25 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 7m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the M6 and the A4601 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 25 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 47m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the M6 and the A4601 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 25 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 22m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the M6 and the A4601 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 25 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 57m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the M6 and the A4601 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 25 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 32m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the M6 and the A4601 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 25 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 12m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the M6 and the A4601 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 25 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 47m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the M6 and the A4601 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 25 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 22m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the M6 and the A4601 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 25 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 57m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the M6 and the A4601 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 25 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 32m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the M6 and the A4601 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 25 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 7m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the M6 and the A4601 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 25 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 42m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the M6 and the A4601 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 25 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 17m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the M6 and the A4601 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 25 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 52m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the M6 and the A4601 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 25 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 27m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the M6 and the A4601 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 25 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 2m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the M6 and the A4601 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 25 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 37m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the M6 and the A4601 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 25 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 12m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the M6 and the A4601 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 25 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 52m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the M6 and the A4601 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 25 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 27m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the M6 and the A4601 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 25 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 2m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the M6 and the A4601 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 25 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 37m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the M6 and the A4601 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 25 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 17m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the M6 and the A4601 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 25 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 52m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the M6 and the A4601 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 25 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 32m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the M6 and the A4601 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 25 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 12m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the M6 and the A4601 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 25 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 52m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the M6 and the A4601 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 25 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 27m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the M6 and the A4601 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 25 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 12m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Final update

Location : The A5 southbound between the junctions with the M6 and the A4601 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 25 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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