M65 road closures & live traffic incidents

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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 closures planned this week

M65 Eastbound hardshoulder closure (MP 3/4 to 4/3)

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Preston South M65 · M65 Eastbound Between J2 And J3

Starts in 3 hours 4 minutes

Starts 13 Oct 2026, 07:00 Expected clear 13 Oct 2026, 16:00

M65 Eastbound hardshoulder closure (MP 3/4 to 4/3)

Category: Road Maintenance

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M65 Eastbound Jct 5 exit slip road lane closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Accrington M65 · M65 Eastbound Between J4 And J5

Starts in 16 hours 4 minutes

Starts 13 Oct 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 14 Oct 2026, 05:00

M65 Eastbound Jct 5 exit slip road lane closure

Category: Road Maintenance

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M65 Eastbound Lane 2 closure (MP 0/9 to 3/7)

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Preston South M65 · M65 Eastbound Within J1

Starts in 16 hours 4 minutes

Starts 13 Oct 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 14 Oct 2026, 05:00

M65 Eastbound Lane 2 closure (MP 0/9 to 3/7)

Category: Construction Work

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Recently cleared on the M65

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