M6 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the M6 right now, but 1 roadwork is currently in force.

Live M6 updates from National Highways and Traffic Wales: incident closures, roadworks in force, planned closures for the week ahead and recently cleared disruption.

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M6 roadworks in force now

M6 northbound J16 to J17 - lane closure for structure - maintenance on behalf of National Highways

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Cheshire East M6 · M6 Northbound At The Sandbach Services Between J16 And J17

Expected to clear in 1 month 4 weeks

Started 1 Jun 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 30 Sep 2026, 04:00

M6 northbound J16 to J17 - lane closure for structure - maintenance on behalf of National Highways

Category: Road Maintenance

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M6 closures planned this week

M6 Southbound Charnock Services exit and entry slips closed

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Chorley M6 · M6 Southbound Between J28 And J27

Starts in 15 minutes 45 seconds

Starts 31 Jul 2026, 22:00 Expected clear 1 Aug 2026, 04:00

M6 Southbound Charnock Services exit and entry slips closed

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the M6

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