M60 stopped traffic J16

Stopped traffic on the M60 at J16 on Thursday 5 November 2026, from 06:38. Cleared at 10:50 after 4 h 12 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Cleared 10:50 on 5 Nov 2026, after 4 h 12 min

Location

M60 J16

Reported as

Queueing traffic

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~27 min

Sources

TomTom ×3

Timeline

1. 06:38 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
2. 06:56 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~8), “Queuing traffic”
3. 07:01 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
4. 07:06 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. 07:10 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
6. 07:15 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. 07:33 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~22 min
8. 07:51 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~16)
9. 08:46 TomTom no longer reports it
10. 08:46 All clear: no source reports it any more
11. 08:51 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~19 min (reported again)
12. 09:09 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
13. 09:23 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~8 min
14. 09:41 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
15. 09:55 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
16. 10:18 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
17. 10:36 TomTom no longer reports it
18. 10:36 All clear: no source reports it any more
19. 10:45 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
20. 10:50 TomTom no longer reports it

Source reports

• Queuing traffic
• Slow traffic

Other recent incidents on the M60

• M60 reported crash J24–J23 anticlockwiseyesterday 22:04 · cleared after 1 h
• M60 stopped traffic J12–J13yesterday 15:59 · cleared after 37 min
• M60 crash J6–J7 clockwiseyesterday 15:54 · cleared after 2 h 39 min
• M60 stopped traffic J27–J25yesterday 15:32 · cleared after 3 h 12 min
• M60 crash J5 anticlockwiseyesterday 10:42 · cleared after 4 h 20 min
• M60 stopped traffic J24–J23yesterday 06:45 · cleared after 2 h 49 min
• M60 crash J14–J13 anticlockwiseyesterday 06:36 · cleared after 5 h 16 min
• M60 crash J23 anticlockwiseTue 21:27 · cleared after 1 h 31 min
• M60 crash J15–J16 clockwiseTue 14:26 · cleared after 14 h 34 min
• M60 stopped traffic J2–J3 clockwiseTue 07:20 · cleared after 1 h 58 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M60 J16.

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