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

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Preston South M61 · M61 Southbound Between M6 And J9

Starts in 2 hours 33 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

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

Cleared 56 minutes 56 seconds ago
M61 Northbound Rivington exit and entry slip road closures
Cleared

Cleared 11 hours 36 minutes ago
M61 Northbound Rivington exit and entry slip road closures
Cleared

Cleared 12 hours 21 minutes ago
M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 12/9 to 12/0)
Cleared

Cleared 16 hours 11 minutes ago
M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 12/9 to 12/0)
Cleared

Cleared 18 hours 26 minutes ago
M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 23/9 to 19/0)
Cleared

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

Cleared 1 day 20 hours ago
M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 23/9 to 19/2)
Cleared

Cleared 1 day 20 hours ago
M61 Southbound to M65 Eastbound link road closure
Cleared

Cleared 2 days 13 hours ago
M61 Southbound Lane 1 closure (MP 4/9 to 3/6)
Cleared

Cleared 2 days 14 hours ago

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