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A23 Severe Cleared

A23 | West Sussex | Carriageway Closure | Delays

6 Sep 2026, 00:56 West Sussex 44 views

Incident Details

The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A2300 (Hickstead) and the A273 (Pyecombe) for emergency resurfacing works due to an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle.

A23
Severe
Cleared
00:56, 6 Sep 2026
03:51, 6 Sep 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A2300 (Hickstead) and the A273 (Pyecombe) for emergency resurfacing works due to an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle.

· Update

The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A2300 (Hickstead) and the A273 (Pyecombe) for emergency resurfacing works due to an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 10m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A2300 (Hickstead) and the A273 (Pyecombe) for emergency resurfacing works due to an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 45m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A2300 (Hickstead) and the A273 (Pyecombe) for emergency resurfacing works due to an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 20m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A2300 (Hickstead) and the A273 (Pyecombe) for emergency resurfacing works due to an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 55m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

✅ Incident cleared — A23 reopened at 03:51 on 6 Sep 2026. Total disruption: 2h 55m. All lanes open, traffic returning to normal.

· Final update

The A23 is currently closed southbound between the A2300 (Hickstead) and the A273 (Pyecombe) for emergency resurfacing works due to an earlier fuel spillage from a broken-down Heavy Goods Vehicle.

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

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