Region | County: North East | Rotherham District
Road Affected: M18Description of incident: Location : The M18 northbound between junctions J1 and J2 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 20:30 and 20:45 on 23 February 2026. Cause : Police incident. Delay : There are currently delays of 30 minutes against expected traffic. Earlier Reason : Caused by the earlier broken down vehicle.
Type of incident: Congestion.
Delay length: Moderate Disruption – between 15 minutes and 3 hours delay.
Incident updated: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 19:47:44 GMTM18 Traffic Delays Location
The latitude and longitude location given for this incident is as follows: Lat 53.455708, Long -1.2105526
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