Region | County: Eastern | Essex
Road Affected: A12
Description of incident: Location : The A12 northbound between junctions J12 and J13 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:15 and 18:30 on 13 May 2026.
Cause : Road traffic collision.
Delay : There are currently delays of 20 minutes against expected traffic.
Type of incident: Congestion.
Delay length: Moderate Disruption – between 15 minutes and 3 hours delay.
Incident updated: Wed, 13 May 2026 16:55:33 GMT
A12 Traffic Delays Location
The latitude and longitude location given for this incident is as follows: Lat 51.64508, Long 0.33955598
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