Traffic incidents
The following traffic incidents and congestion for M61 have been reported by Highways England, Traffic Scotland, Traffic Wales or Transport for London (TfL) in the last two hours:

Reason: Vehicle fire.
Status: Cleared.
Nearest town: 2.74m from Samlesbury. CLEARED @ 16:12

Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 19:00 and 19:15 on 4 Apr 2025.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 6m from Horwich. CLEARED @ 19:03

Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 19:45 and 20:00 on 4 Apr 2025.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 3m from Eccles. CLEARED @ 18:45

Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:30 and 16:45 on 4 Apr 2025.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 3.4m from Samlesbury. CLEARED @ 16:39

Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:30 and 16:45 on 4 Apr 2025.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 3.48m from Samlesbury. CLEARED @ 16:30

Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:45 and 16:00 on 4 Apr 2025.
CauseVehicle fire.
Delay: There are currently delays of 15 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 2.45m from Samlesbury. CLEARED @ 15:36

Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:15 and 16:30 on 4 Apr 2025.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 3.4m from Samlesbury. CLEARED @ 16:21

Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:15 and 14:30 on 4 Apr 2025.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 3m from Eccles. CLEARED @ 14:24
There are no current incidents in this location.