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

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Preston South M61 · M61 Southbound Between M6 And J9

Expected to clear in 9 hours 6 minutes

Started 12 Oct 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 13 Oct 2026, 05:00

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

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the M61

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

Cleared 43 minutes 6 seconds ago
M61 Northbound Rivington exit and entry slip road closures
Cleared

Cleared 15 hours 3 minutes ago
M61 Northbound Rivington exit and entry slip road closures
Cleared

Cleared 15 hours 48 minutes ago
M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 12/9 to 12/0)
Cleared

Cleared 19 hours 38 minutes ago
M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 12/9 to 12/0)
Cleared

Cleared 21 hours 53 minutes ago
M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 23/9 to 19/0)
Cleared

Cleared 1 day 23 hours ago
M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 20/3 to 19/2)
Cleared

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

Cleared 1 day 23 hours ago
M61 Southbound to M65 Eastbound link road closure
Cleared

Cleared 2 days 16 hours ago
M61 Southbound Lane 1 closure (MP 4/9 to 3/6)
Cleared

Cleared 2 days 18 hours ago

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