M61 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the M61 right now, but 1 roadwork is currently in force.

Live M61 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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M61 roadworks in force now

M61 Southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 34/2 to 33/8)

Active Roadworks National Highways

Preston South M61 · M61 Southbound Between M6 And J9

Expected to clear in 2 months 2 weeks

Started 5 Oct 2026, 06:00 Expected clear 31 Dec 2026, 23:00

M61 Southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 34/2 to 33/8)

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the M61

M61 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 34/6 to 33/8)
Cleared

Cleared 44 minutes 29 seconds ago
M61 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 34/6 to 33/8)
Cleared

Cleared 1 hour 9 minutes ago
M61 Northbound Rivington exit and entry slip road closures
Cleared

Cleared 16 hours 14 minutes ago
M61 Northbound Rivington exit and entry slip road closures
Cleared

Cleared 16 hours 59 minutes ago
M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 12/9 to 12/0)
Cleared

Cleared 20 hours 49 minutes ago
M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 12/9 to 12/0)
Cleared

Cleared 23 hours 4 minutes ago
M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 23/9 to 19/0)
Cleared

Cleared 2 days 1 hour ago
M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 20/3 to 19/2)
Cleared

Cleared 2 days 1 hour ago
M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 23/9 to 19/2)
Cleared

Cleared 2 days 1 hour ago
M61 Southbound to M65 Eastbound link road closure
Cleared

Cleared 2 days 17 hours ago

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