M61 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live closures are reported on the M61 right now.

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 closures planned this week

M61 Southbound Lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 21/7 to 19/1)

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Bolton M61 · M61 Southbound Between J8 And J6

Starts in 15 hours 45 minutes

Starts 4 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 5 Aug 2026, 05:00

M61 Southbound Lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 21/7 to 19/1)

Category: Road Maintenance

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A666 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 4/2 to 2/5)

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Bolton M61 · M61 Southbound Between A666 And J2

Starts in 16 hours 45 minutes

Starts 4 Aug 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 5 Aug 2026, 05:00

A666 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 4/2 to 2/5)

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the M61

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