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Traffic incidents

The following traffic incidents and congestion for M66 have been reported by Highways England, Traffic Scotland, Traffic Wales or Transport for London (TfL) in the last two hours:

ACCIDENT
Location: The M66 northbound between junctions J2 (Bury) and J1 (Ramsbottom) .
Lane closures: Lane three is closed.
Reason: Road traffic collision.
Status: Currently Active.
Time to clear: The event is expected to clear between 21:15 and 21:30 on 28 Jan 2020.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 21:15 and 21:30 on 28 Jan 2020.
Lanes closed: There is one of three lanes closed.
Nearest town: 1.09m from Bury. CLEARED @ 17:43
ACCIDENT
Location: The M66 southbound between junctions J1 (Ramsbottom) and J2 (Bury) .
Reason: Road traffic collision.
Status: Cleared.
Nearest town: 1.14m from Bury. CLEARED @ 18:37
CONGESTION
Location: The M66 northbound between junctions J3 (Radcliffe) and J1 (Ramsbottom) .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 19:15 and 19:30 on 28 Jan 2020.
Delay: There are currently delays of 30 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 1.09m from Bury. CLEARED @ 18:55
CONGESTION
Location: The M66 northbound entry slip at junction J2 (Bury) .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:15 and 18:30 on 28 Jan 2020.
Nearest town: 1.26m from Bury. CLEARED @ 18:19
CONGESTION
Location: The M66 northbound between junctions J4 (Manchester) and J3 (Radcliffe) .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 19:45 and 20:00 on 28 Jan 2020.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 3.68m from Manchester. CLEARED @ 18:19
CONGESTION
Location: The M66 southbound between the A56 and junction J1 (Ramsbottom) .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 20:00 and 20:15 on 28 Jan 2020.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Earlier Reason: Caused by an earlier accident.
Nearest town: 1.31m from Bury. CLEARED @ 18:37
CONGESTION
Location: The M66 northbound between junctions J4 (Manchester) and J1 (Ramsbottom) .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:30 and 16:45 on 28 Jan 2020.
CauseRoad traffic collision.
Delay: There are currently delays of 30 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 3.56m from Bury. CLEARED @ 16:04


There are no current incidents in this location.

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Location: northbound between junctions J2 (Bury) and J1 (Ramsbottom) .

Lane Closures : Lane three is closed.

Due to: Road traffic collision.



Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 21:15 and 21:30 on 28 January 2020.

Normal traffic conditions are expected between 21:15 and 21:30 on 28 January 2020.

Lanes Closed : There is one of three lanes closed.
Nearest town: 1.09m from Bury.

53.61--2.28

Location: southbound between junctions J1 (Ramsbottom) and J2 (Bury) .

Due to: Road traffic collision.

Status : Cleared.
Nearest town: 1.14m from Bury.

53.61--2.28

Location: northbound between junctions J3 (Radcliffe) and J1 (Ramsbottom) .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 19:15 and 19:30 on 28 January 2020.

Delay : There are currently delays of 30 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 1.09m from Bury.

53.61--2.28

Location: northbound entry slip at junction J2 (Bury) .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:15 and 18:30 on 28 January 2020.
Nearest town: 1.26m from Bury.

53.59--2.27

Location: northbound between junctions J4 (Manchester) and J3 (Radcliffe) .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 19:45 and 20:00 on 28 January 2020.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 3.68m from Manchester.

53.55--2.26

Location: southbound between the A56 and junction J1 (Ramsbottom) .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 20:00 and 20:15 on 28 January 2020.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

Earlier Due to: Caused by an earlier accident.
Nearest town: 1.31m from Bury.

53.61--2.28

Location: northbound between junctions J4 (Manchester) and J1 (Ramsbottom) .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:30 and 16:45 on 28 January 2020.

Cause : Road traffic collision.

Delay : There are currently delays of 30 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 3.56m from Bury.

53.55--2.26