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M2 Motorway · Faversham (A2) → Rochester
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Clear ⏱ Updated 16:41

M2 traffic at 16:41 on Tuesday 3 November: no major incidents reported — live National Highways updates every 5 minutes, 24/7.

M2 traffic now: accidents & incidents by direction at 16:41
→ M2 eastbound traffictowards Faversham✅ No incidents reported ← M2 westbound traffictowards Chatham✅ No incidents reported
🚨 0 incidents 🚧 0 roadworks · 2 soon
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26 miles long
Junctions J1–J7
Regions: South East
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No live incidents on the M2 right now — checking National Highways every 5 minutes, 24/7. Closures are listed below.

🌙 M2 closures tonight and the next 3 days 2

From National Highways' closure report, in their words. Times can change - check before you set off.

  • Partial closure
    Westbound M2 westbound Jct 5 entry slip road closure
    Tonight · 20:00–06:00
  • Partial closure
    Westbound M2 westbound Jct 5 exit slip road closure
    Tonight · 20:00–06:00
All M2 roadworks & diversions →

Is the M2 closed? Quick answers

Checked 16:41 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is the M2 closed right now?

No. There is no full closure on the M2 at 16:41.

Is there an incident on the M2 right now?

No. No incidents are reported on the M2 at 16:41.

Is the M2 closed tonight?

No full closures. The M2 stays open tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00). 2 lane or slip road closures are planned: westbound Jct 5 entry slip road closure, 20:00 to 06:00; and westbound Jct 5 exit slip road closure, 20:00 to 06:00.

Tonight: M2 closures and diversions ›

Is the M2 closed this weekend?

Yes. The M2 has 2 full closures planned this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00): eastbound Jct 5 to Jct 6 carriageway closure, Sat 20:00 to 06:00; and eastbound Jct 5 to Jct 6 carriageway closure, Sun 20:00 to 06:00. Plus 2 lane or slip road closures.

This weekend: M2 closures and diversions ›

Is there an accident on the M2 today?

No. No collision has been reported on the M2 since midnight.

M2 accidents today and yesterday ›

Answers use official data only: the National Highways live incident feed and their planned closure report. Times can change, so check before you set off.

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🔢 M2 Junction Status

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🟢 Clear · 🟡 Delays nearby · 🔴 Severe/Crash · Status labels: 💥 CRASH · ❌ CLOSED · 🐌 SLOW · 🚧 WORKS · ⚠️ HAZARD

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📊 How busy is the M2?

The M2 carries up to 103,004 vehicles a day at its busiest stretch (near J3), including 9,068 HGVs — the 20th busiest motorway in Britain. Official Department for Transport counts, 2025.

103,004
🚗 vehicles a day · near J3
9,068
🚛 lorries a day
2025
📅 DfT count year
8.8% HGVs
share of traffic on the busiest stretch
Busiest stretch of each motorway — vehicles a day
M25 212,636
M6 187,521
M56 179,634
M1 162,446
M8 158,065
M4 156,491
M2 103,004
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RoadBusiest stretchVehicles/dayHGVs/dayHGV share
M25 near J14 212,636 14,853 7%
M6 J20–J21 187,521 23,492 12.5%
M56 J3–J4 179,634 7,547 4.2%
M1 near J9 162,446 19,151 11.8%
M8 J16–J17 158,065 7,214 4.6%
M4 near J4 156,491 6,249 4%
M2 ◀ near J3 103,004 9,068 8.8%
Source: Department for Transport road traffic statistics, average annual daily flows 2025. Official counts, updated yearly.

📈 M2 Journey Pulse — when incidents actually happen

Early picture — 56 incidents recorded on the M2 since February 2026. The pattern below firms up as the archive grows.

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HourIncidentsShare
00:00–01:00 0 0%
01:00–02:00 0 0%
02:00–03:00 1 1.8%
03:00–04:00 1 1.8%
04:00–05:00 0 0%
05:00–06:00 3 5.4%
06:00–07:00 1 1.8%
07:00–08:00 3 5.4%
08:00–09:00 3 5.4%
09:00–10:00 2 3.6%
10:00–11:00 1 1.8%
11:00–12:00 2 3.6%
12:00–13:00 3 5.4%
13:00–14:00 3 5.4%
14:00–15:00 2 3.6%
15:00–16:00 2 3.6%
16:00–17:00 3 5.4%
17:00–18:00 ◀ peak 7 12.5%
18:00–19:00 ◀ peak 2 3.6%
19:00–20:00 ◀ peak 9 16.1%
20:00–21:00 2 3.6%
21:00–22:00 5 8.9%
22:00–23:00 1 1.8%
23:00–00:00 0 0%
Measured from 56 incidents recorded by this site since February 2026 (planned roadworks excluded). Recomputed nightly from our incident archive.

🧭 Along the M2

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Medway Viaducts
Twin viaducts over the Medway, beside the HS1 rail bridge
🏰J3
Rochester & Chatham
J3 (A229) for the castle, dockyard and Maidstone
⚓J7
Canterbury & Dover
Eastern end joins the A2 towards the port

📍 Heading to… off the M2

The places people drive to most, the M2 junction for each, and live M2 incidents nearby at 16:41.

Ferry port

Port of Dover

Dover, Kent
🛣️ Via the M2
✅ No M2 incidents reported within 3 miles

One of the world's busiest passenger ports; lorries queue on the A20 when busy

🧭 Directions Kent traffic

⚠️ Most Dangerous M2 Junctions

Based on DfT STATS19 police collision records. The M2 has 736 recorded collisions at 7 collision hotspots, involving 1,177 casualties (13 fatal). Take extra care here. Ranked by fatal, then serious collisions, then casualties - not by the number of collisions alone.

#1
J1
253 collisions · 392 casualties · 3 fatal · 51 serious
Severe Blackspot
#2
J2
137 collisions · 222 casualties · 3 fatal · 25 serious
Severe Blackspot
#3
J6
84 collisions · 138 casualties · 2 fatal · 17 serious
Severe Blackspot
#4
J5
54 collisions · 90 casualties · 2 fatal · 9 serious
Severe Blackspot
#5
J3
97 collisions · 155 casualties · 1 fatal · 18 serious
Severe Blackspot
#6
J4
77 collisions · 128 casualties · 1 fatal · 16 serious
Severe Blackspot
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📰 M2 traffic news, updates and closures

This is the M2 traffic news page from UK Traffic Updates: M2 traffic now, for the whole road from Faversham (A2) to Rochester. Every crash, breakdown, lane closure, delay and roadworks National Highways report for the M2 is listed at the top, checked every 5 minutes, 24 hours a day, with the worst on the sign and where it is: the nearest towns and the county.

National Highways has closed its Traffic England website, so the live M2 information people used to check there is here in one place: today's M2 incidents, M2 closures tonight from their daily closure report, M2 roadworks, M2 accidents today, the junction-by-junction status and a live map. Our M2 traffic videos show what it looks like on the road, and drivers can report what they see as it happens.

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❓ M2 Traffic — Frequently Asked Questions

Is the M2 closed today?

Any M2 closure appears in the live feed above within minutes of National Highways reporting it, including tonight's overnight roadworks closures.

Is there traffic on the M2 today?

The live feed above shows every incident, delay, roadwork and overnight closure on the M2, updated every 5 minutes, 24 hours a day, from National Highways.

Is there an incident on the M2 right now?

Every live incident on the M2 — police incidents, obstructions, breakdowns, debris, collisions and closures — appears in the live feed above within minutes of National Highways reporting it, updated every 5 minutes, 24 hours a day.

What is the worst time to use the M2?

The M2 is typically busiest during morning rush hour (07:30–09:00) and evening rush hour (17:00–19:00) on weekdays.

Are there roadworks on the M2 right now?

Roadworks and overnight closures on the M2 are listed above and at /traffic/m2/roadworks/, taken from the National Highways daily closure report.

What roads connect to the M2?

The M2 connects to: M25, A2, M20.

Where can I get M2 traffic news and updates?

Right here. This M2 traffic news page shows M2 traffic now: every live incident, delay, closure and roadworks National Highways report, updated every 5 minutes, 24 hours a day, with tonight's planned closures, junction-by-junction status and a live map. For M2 traffic updates sent to you, sign up on this page for the free daily road summary or Early Warning alerts for the roads you drive.

Is there an accident on the M2 eastbound or westbound today?

Each side has its own live page: the M2 eastbound (towards Faversham) and the M2 westbound (towards Chatham) each list every accident, breakdown, closure and roadworks on that carriageway, updated every 5 minutes, 24 hours a day, from National Highways. The panel at the top of this page shows both sides at a glance.

How many vehicles use the M2 every day?

Official Department for Transport counts (2025) record 103,004 vehicles a day on the M2's busiest stretch (near J3), 9,068 of them HGVs. The full breakdown and comparison chart are in the traffic statistics section above.

How busy is the M2 compared with other motorways?

The M2 has the 20th busiest motorway stretch in Britain at 103,004 vehicles a day (DfT 2025), behind the M25's 212,636 a day at the top.

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ℹ️ M2 Road Details

Length
26 miles
Junctions
J1–J7
From
Faversham (A2)
To
Rochester
Type
Motorway
AM Rush
07:30–09:00
PM Rush
17:00–19:00

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Chatham Maidstone Sittingbourne Faversham

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