M61 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the M61 right now, but 2 roadworks are 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 Northbound Rivington exit and entry slip road closures

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Bolton M61 · M61 Northbound Between J6 And J8

Expected to clear in 21 minutes 13 seconds

Started 11 Oct 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 12 Oct 2026, 05:00

M61 Northbound Rivington exit and entry slip road closures

Category: Road Maintenance

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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

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

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Preston South M61 · M61 Southbound Between M6 And J9

Starts in 14 hours 21 minutes

Starts 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

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