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 Lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 21/7 to 19/1)

Active Roadworks National Highways

Bolton M61 · M61 Southbound At Rivington Services Between J8 And J6

Expected to clear in 1 hour 33 minutes

Started 4 Aug 2026, 22:00 Expected clear 5 Aug 2026, 05:00

M61 Southbound Lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 21/7 to 19/1)

Category: Road Maintenance

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M61 closures planned this week

M61 Southbound Jct 8 to 6 carriageway closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Bolton M61 · M61 Southbound Between J8 And J6

Starts in 17 hours 33 minutes

Starts 5 Aug 2026, 21:00 Expected clear 6 Aug 2026, 05:00

M61 Southbound Jct 8 to 6 carriageway closure

Category: Construction Work

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M61 Northbound Jct 9 to M6 Jct 30 carriageway closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Preston South M61 · M61 Northbound Between J9 And M6

Starts in 17 hours 33 minutes

Starts 5 Aug 2026, 21:00 Expected clear 6 Aug 2026, 05:00

M61 Northbound Jct 9 to M6 Jct 30 carriageway closure

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the M61

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