M65 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the M65 right now, but 1 roadwork is currently in force.

Live M65 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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M65 roadworks in force now

M65 East and Westbound Jct 5 slips and approach roads - 24 hr narrow lanes, speed restrictions and carriageway closures

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Accrington M65 · M65 Eastbound Between J5 And J6

Expected to clear in 1 year 1 month

Started 12 Jan 2026, 09:00 Expected clear 3 Sep 2027, 22:00

M65 East and Westbound Jct 5 slips and approach roads - 24 hr narrow lanes, speed restrictions and carriageway closures

Category: Road Maintenance

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M65 closures planned this week

M65 eastbound lane 3 closure (MP 27/7 to 31/3)

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Burnley M65 · M65 Eastbound Between J8 And J9

Starts in 5 hours 4 minutes

Starts 1 Aug 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 2 Aug 2026, 04:00

M65 eastbound lane 3 closure (MP 27/7 to 31/3)

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the M65

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