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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 northbound entry slip at junction J9 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 22 Jan 2019.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 3.24m from Samlesbury. CLEARED @ 08:24
CONGESTION
Location: The M61 southbound at junction J2 from A666 to M60.
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:00 and 08:15 on 22 Jan 2019.
Nearest town: 3.88m from Eccles. CLEARED @ 08:15
CONGESTION
Location: The M61 northbound entry slip at junction J9 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 22 Jan 2019.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 3.24m from Samlesbury. CLEARED @ 08:07
CONGESTION
Location: The M61 northbound at junction J9 .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:00 and 08:15 on 22 Jan 2019.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 3.4m from Samlesbury. CLEARED @ 08:07


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 northbound between junctions J2and J4 .
Lane closures: Lane three will be closed.
Reason: Roadside drains works are planned.
Status: Pending.
Schedule: Expect disruption everyday between 21:00 and 05:00 from 25 Jan 2019 to 28 Jan 2019.
Lanes Closed: There will be one of three lanes closed.
Nearest town: 3.23m from Bolton.
ROAD WORKS
Location: The M61 southbound between junctions J4and J3 .
Lane closures: Lane three will be closed.
Reason: Roadside drains works are planned.
Status: Pending.
Schedule: Expect disruption everyday between 21:00 and 05:00 from 25 Jan 2019 to 28 Jan 2019.
Lanes Closed: There will be one of three lanes closed.
Nearest town: 2.75m from Bolton.

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Location: northbound entry slip at junction J9 .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 22 January 2019.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 3.24m from Samlesbury.

53.72--2.63

Location: southbound at junction J2 from A666 to M60.

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:00 and 08:15 on 22 January 2019.
Nearest town: 3.88m from Eccles.

53.53--2.38

Location: northbound entry slip at junction J9 .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 22 January 2019.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 3.24m from Samlesbury.

53.72--2.63

Location: northbound at junction J9 .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:00 and 08:15 on 22 January 2019.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 3.4m from Samlesbury.

53.72--2.63

Location: northbound between junctions J2and J4 .

Lane Closures : Lane three will be closed.

Due to: Roadside drains works are planned.

Status : Pending.

Schedule : Expect disruption everyday between 21:00 and 05:00 from 25 January 2019 to 28 January 2019.

Lanes Closed : There will be one of three lanes closed.
Nearest town: 3.23m from Bolton.

53.54--2.41

Location: southbound between junctions J4and J3 .

Lane Closures : Lane three will be closed.

Due to: Roadside drains works are planned.

Status : Pending.

Schedule : Expect disruption everyday between 21:00 and 05:00 from 25 January 2019 to 28 January 2019.

Lanes Closed : There will be one of three lanes closed.
Nearest town: 2.75m from Bolton.

53.54--2.44