What happened
The west (left) Dartford Tunnel is closed due to a broken down crane.
RoadA282
SeveritySevere
StatusCleared
DirectionNorthbound
Started19:02, 3 Sep 2026
Cleared08:26, 4 Sep 2026
Incident timeline
First report
The west (left) Dartford Tunnel is closed due to a broken down crane.
Update
The west (left) Dartford Tunnel is closed due to a broken down crane.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 43 minutes. Delays of 120 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.
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The west (left) Dartford Tunnel is closed due to a broken down crane.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 18m. Delays of 60 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.
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The west (left) Dartford Tunnel is closed due to a broken down crane.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 53m. Delays of 60 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.
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The west (left) Dartford Tunnel is closed due to a broken down crane.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 33m. Delays of 30 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.
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The west (left) Dartford Tunnel is closed due to a broken down crane.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 8m. Delays of 30 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.
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The west (left) Dartford Tunnel is closed due to a broken down crane.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 43m. Delays of 30 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.
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The west (left) Dartford Tunnel is closed due to a broken down crane.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 18m. Delays of 30 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.
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The west (left) Dartford Tunnel is closed due to a broken down crane.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 58m. Delays of 30 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.
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The west (left) Dartford Tunnel is closed due to a broken down crane.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 33m. Delays of 30 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.
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The west (left) Dartford Tunnel is closed due to a broken down crane.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 13m. Delays of 30 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.
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The west (left) Dartford Tunnel is closed due to a broken down crane.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 48m. Delays of 30 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.
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The west (left) Dartford Tunnel is closed due to a broken down crane.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 28m. Delays of 30 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.
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The west (left) Dartford Tunnel is closed due to a broken down crane.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 3m. Delays of 30 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.
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The west (left) Dartford Tunnel is closed due to a broken down crane.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 38m. Delays of 30 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.
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The west (left) Dartford Tunnel is closed due to a broken down crane.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 13m. Delays of 30 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.
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The west (left) Dartford Tunnel is closed due to a broken down crane.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 48m. Delays of 30 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.
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The west (left) Dartford Tunnel is closed due to a broken down crane.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 23m. Delays of 30 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.
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The west (left) Dartford Tunnel is closed due to a broken down crane.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 3m. Delays of 30 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.
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The west (left) Dartford Tunnel is closed due to a broken down crane.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 38m. Delays of 30 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.
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The west (left) Dartford Tunnel is closed due to a broken down crane.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 18m. Delays of 30 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.
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The west (left) Dartford Tunnel is closed due to a broken down crane.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 53m. Delays of 30 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.
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The west (left) Dartford Tunnel is closed due to a broken down crane.
Update
✅ Incident cleared — A282 reopened at 08:26 on 4 Sep 2026. Total disruption: 13h 23m. All lanes open, traffic returning to normal.
Final update
The west (left) Dartford Tunnel is closed due to a broken down crane.
Wording from National Highways, recorded as it changed.
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