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 eastbound lane 2 and 3 closure (MP 26/7 to 28/8)

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Accrington M65 · M65 Eastbound Between J8 And J9

Expected to clear in 4 hours 16 minutes

Started 12 Oct 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 13 Oct 2026, 04:00

M65 eastbound lane 2 and 3 closure (MP 26/7 to 28/8)

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the M65

M65 Eastbound Jct 5 exit slip road lane closure
Cleared

Cleared 13 minutes 18 seconds ago
M65 Eastbound Jct 5 exit slip road lane closure
Cleared

Cleared 2 hours 3 minutes ago
M65 East and Westbound Jct 5 slips and approach roads - 24 hr narrow lanes, speed restrictions and carriageway closures
Cleared

Cleared 2 hours 38 minutes ago
M65 Westbound Jct 5 exit slip road lane closure
Cleared

Cleared 10 hours 58 minutes ago
M65 Westbound Jct 5 exit slip road lane closure
Cleared

Cleared 15 hours 13 minutes ago
M65 eastbound lane 2 and 3 closure (MP 26/7 to 28/8)
Cleared

Cleared 23 hours 43 minutes ago
M65 eastbound lane 2 and 3 closure (MP 26/7 to 28/8)
Cleared

Cleared 1 day 3 hours ago
M65 Eastbound Lane 2 closure (MP 0/9 to 3/7)
Cleared

Cleared 2 days 18 hours ago
M65 eastbound lane 3 closure (MP 25/8 to 27/0)
Cleared

Cleared 2 days 19 hours ago
M61 Southbound to M65 Eastbound link road closure
Cleared

Cleared 2 days 21 hours ago

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