A61 Traffic

Traffic and travel conditions for the A61 20:29pm

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Traffic incidents

The following traffic incidents and congestion for A61 have been reported by Highways England, Traffic Scotland, Traffic Wales or Transport for London (TfL) in the last two hours:

CONGESTION
Location: The A61 northbound between the junctions with the A616 and the M1 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 13 Mar 2026.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 3.8m from Barnsley. CLEARED @ 17:33
CONGESTION
Location: The A61 southbound between the M1 and the junction with the A616 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:45 and 16:00 on 13 Mar 2026.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 3.77m from Barnsley. CLEARED @ 15:54
CONGESTION
Location: The A61 northbound between the junctions with the A616 and the M1 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:00 and 16:15 on 13 Mar 2026.
Nearest town: 3.8m from Barnsley. CLEARED @ 16:12
CONGESTION
Location: The A61 southbound between the M1 and the junction with the A616 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:45 and 15:00 on 13 Mar 2026.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 3.77m from Barnsley. CLEARED @ 15:00


There are no current incidents in this location.

A61 Roadworks

The following roadworks have been reported by various highways agencies and official transport sources. Click on a roadworks item to view more details on the traffic map.

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Location: northbound between the junctions with the A616 and the M1 .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 13 March 2026.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 3.8m from Barnsley.

53.5--1.48

Location: southbound between the M1 and the junction with the A616 .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:45 and 16:00 on 13 March 2026.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 3.77m from Barnsley.

53.5--1.48

Location: northbound between the junctions with the A616 and the M1 .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:00 and 16:15 on 13 March 2026.
Nearest town: 3.8m from Barnsley.

53.5--1.48

Location: southbound between the M1 and the junction with the A616 .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:45 and 15:00 on 13 March 2026.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 3.77m from Barnsley.

53.5--1.48