M60 stopped traffic J3 clockwise

Stopped traffic on the M60 clockwise at J3 on Thursday 12 November 2026, from 13:37. Still reported at 16:47 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Live since 13:37 (3 h 10 min)

Location

M60 clockwise · J3

Reported as

Obstruction or hazard

Delay

~18 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~20 min

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom ×4

Timeline

1. 13:37 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
2. 14:04 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Hard shoulder closed”, delay ~8 min
3. 14:22 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
4. 15:12 TomTom no longer reports it
5. 15:12 All clear: no source reports it any more
6. 15:21 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Hard shoulder closed”, delay ~7 min (reported again)
7. 15:26 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Hard shoulder closed”
8. 15:30 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
9. 15:44 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Hard shoulder closed”
10. 15:49 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Hard shoulder closed”
11. 15:58 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Hard shoulder closed”
12. 16:07 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Hard shoulder closed”
13. 16:12 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Hard shoulder closed”
14. 16:16 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Hard shoulder closed”
15. 16:16 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
16. 16:21 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Hard shoulder closed”
17. 16:21 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
18. 16:25 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
19. 16:34 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
20. 16:34 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min (reported again)
21. 16:34 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
22. 16:39 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M60 clockwise within J3).
• Stationary traffic, Hard shoulder closed
• Queuing traffic
• Stationary traffic
• Slow traffic

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• M60 reported crash J24 anticlockwiseyesterday 15:35 · cleared after 25 min
• M60 stopped traffic J11–J10yesterday 14:00 · cleared after 5 h 7 min
• M60 crash J16–J15 anticlockwiseyesterday 11:43 · cleared after 1 h 2 min
• M60 delays J13–J12 anticlockwiseyesterday 06:37 · cleared after 4 h 25 min
• M60 reported crash J23–J24 clockwiseTue 17:58 · cleared after 43 min
• M60 stopped traffic J1–J2 clockwiseTue 15:23 · cleared after 2 h 58 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M60 J3.

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