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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:

CONGESTION
Location: The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 23 Jan 2020.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 3m from Eccles. CLEARED @ 10:40
CONGESTION
Location: The M61 northbound exit slip at junction.
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 23 Jan 2020.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 3.42m from Bolton. CLEARED @ 09:28


There are no current incidents in this location.

M61 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.

ROAD WORKS
Location: The M61 southbound at junction.
Lane closures: Lanes 1 and 2 will be closed.
Reason: Roadworks are planned.
Status: Pending.
Schedule: From 23:45 on 28 Jan 2020 to 05:00 on 29 Jan 2020.
Lanes Closed: All lanes will be closed.
Nearest town: 3.45m from Bolton.
ROAD WORKS
Location: The M61 southbound entry slip at junction.
Lane closures: Lanes 1 and 2 will be closed.
Reason: Roadworks are planned.
Status: Pending.
Schedule: From 23:45 on 28 Jan 2020 to 05:00 on 29 Jan 2020.
Lanes Closed: All lanes will be closed.
Nearest town: 3.4m from Bolton.
ROAD WORKS
Location: The M61 southbound between junctions A666and J2 .
Lane closures: Lanes 1 and 2 will be closed.
Reason: Roadworks are planned.
Status: Pending.
Schedule: From 23:45 on 28 Jan 2020 to 05:00 on 29 Jan 2020.
Lanes Closed: There will be two of three lanes closed.
Nearest town: 3.47m from Bolton.

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Location: slip road to the M60 southbound .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 23 January 2020.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 3m from Eccles.

53.52--2.36

Location: northbound exit slip at junction.

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 23 January 2020.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 3.42m from Bolton.

53.54--2.39

Location: southbound at junction.

Lane Closures : Lanes 1 and 2 will be closed.

Due to: Roadworks are planned.

Status : Pending.

Schedule : From 23:45 on 28 January 2020 to 05:00 on 29 January 2020.

Lanes Closed : All lanes will be closed.
Nearest town: 3.45m from Bolton.

53.54--2.39

Location: southbound entry slip at junction.

Lane Closures : Lanes 1 and 2 will be closed.

Due to: Roadworks are planned.

Status : Pending.

Schedule : From 23:45 on 28 January 2020 to 05:00 on 29 January 2020.

Lanes Closed : All lanes will be closed.
Nearest town: 3.4m from Bolton.

53.54--2.39

Location: southbound between junctions A666and J2 .

Lane Closures : Lanes 1 and 2 will be closed.

Due to: Roadworks are planned.

Status : Pending.

Schedule : From 23:45 on 28 January 2020 to 05:00 on 29 January 2020.

Lanes Closed : There will be two of three lanes closed.
Nearest town: 3.47m from Bolton.

53.54--2.39