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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M61 closures planned this week

M65 Eastbound Jct 9 exit slip road hardshoulder closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Preston South M61 · M61 J9 Southbound Exit

Starts in 1 hour 46 minutes

Starts 13 Oct 2026, 07:00 Expected clear 13 Oct 2026, 16:00

M65 Eastbound Jct 9 exit slip road hardshoulder closure

Category: Road Maintenance

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M6 Northbound Lanes 2 and 3 closure with hardshoulder running at 20/9 (MP 19/7 to 25/0)

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Bolton M61 · M61 Northbound Between J5 And J6

Starts in 13 hours 46 minutes

Starts 13 Oct 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 14 Oct 2026, 04:00

M6 Northbound Lanes 2 and 3 closure with hardshoulder running at 20/9 (MP 19/7 to 25/0)

Category: Road Maintenance

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M61 Southbound Jct 9 exit slip road lane 3 closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Preston South M61 · M61 Southbound Between M6 And J9

Starts in 16 hours 46 minutes

Starts 13 Oct 2026, 22:00 Expected clear 14 Oct 2026, 05:00

M61 Southbound Jct 9 exit slip road lane 3 closure

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the M61

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