M61 traffic today

No incidents reported on the M61 right now.

Updated 23:37 UK time · live crashes, closures and delays

Right now

Nothing reported on the M61 at the moment.

Roadworks now

• Northbound J6–J8until Mon 06:00Entry slip road closedM61 Northbound Rivington exit and entry slip road closures
• Northbound J6–J8until Mon 06:00Entry slip road closedM61 Northbound Rivington exit and entry slip road closures
• Northbound J8–J9until Mon 05:002 of 3 lanes closedM61 Northbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 29/3 to 34/2)

Closures tonight

• Northbound J6–J820:20–06:00Entry slip road closedM61 Northbound Rivington exit and entry slip road closures
• Northbound J6–J821:00–06:00Entry slip road closedM61 Northbound Rivington exit and entry slip road closures

Earlier today

• M61 northbound · J9: Obstruction or hazard16:15–16:57
• M61 southbound · J9: Obstruction or hazard16:15–16:57

Planned closures: next 7 days

Monday 9 November

• Northbound J922:00–06:00Closed
• Southbound J923:00–06:00Exit slip road closed

Tuesday 10 November

• Northbound J922:00–06:00Closed
• Southbound J923:00–06:00Exit slip road closed

Wednesday 11 November

• Northbound J421:00–06:00Entry slip road closed
• Northbound J922:00–06:00Closed
• Southbound J923:00–06:00Exit slip road closed

Thursday 12 November

• Northbound J421:00–06:00Entry slip road closed
• Northbound J521:00–06:00Exit slip road closed
• Southbound J921:00–06:00Exit slip road closed
• Northbound J922:00–06:00Closed

Friday 13 November

• Northbound J821:00–05:00Exit slip road closed
• Northbound J521:00–06:00Exit slip road closed
• Southbound J921:00–06:00Exit slip road closed
• Northbound J421:00–06:00Entry slip road closed
• Northbound J922:00–06:00Closed

Sunday 15 November

• Northbound J6–J821:00–06:00Entry slip road closedM61 Northbound Rivington exit and entry slip road closures

Planned closures from National Highways, checked every few hours. Plans can change at short notice, so follow the signs. See every closure tonight.

Recent incidents

• M61 crash J4–J3 southboundyesterday 18:13 · cleared after 39 min
• M61 crash J1–J2 northboundFri 20:45 · cleared after 1 h 2 min
• M61 closed J2–J1 southboundThu 19:39 · cleared after 5 h 2 min
• M61 stopped traffic J3–J2Thu 06:43 · cleared after 2 h 17 min
• M61 stopped traffic J3Wed 06:45 · cleared after 4 h 3 min
• M61 crash J14 southboundTue 22:32 · cleared after 2 h 27 min
• M61 stopped traffic J3–J2Tue 17:20 · cleared after 1 h 45 min
• M61 crash J1–J2 northboundTue 13:43 · cleared after 43 min
• M61 crash J14 northboundTue 10:50 · cleared after 36 min
• M61 stopped traffic J9 northboundTue 07:16 · cleared after 2 h 21 min
• M61 stopped traffic J4–J3Tue 06:39 · cleared after 2 h 58 min
• M61 stopped traffic J3–J22 Nov 2026 06:36 · cleared after 2 h 45 min
• M61 reported crash J2 northbound1 Nov 2026 16:14 · cleared after 1 h 1 min
• M61 closed J4–J3 southbound30 Oct 2026 03:00 · cleared after 5 h 1 min
• M61 crash J4–J3 southbound29 Oct 2026 19:16 · cleared after 38 min
• M61 crash J2 southbound28 Oct 2026 19:08 · cleared after 1 h 15 min
• M61 stopped traffic J327 Oct 2026 06:34 · cleared after 3 h 54 min
• M61 reported crash J2 northbound26 Oct 2026 15:42 · cleared after 51 min
• M61 crash J2–J1 southbound25 Oct 2026 08:25 · cleared after 2 h 8 min
• M61 reported crash J2–J3 northbound23 Oct 2026 14:40 · cleared after 53 min

The last 7 days

Junctions with the most incidents (30 days)

• J918 incidents, 2 collisions
• J3–J412 incidents, 3 collisions
• J211 incidents, 3 collisions
• J1–J29 incidents, 3 collisions
• J146 incidents, 4 collisions

M61 junctions

Live traffic, closures and past incidents at each junction.

• J1
• J2
• J3
• J4
• J5
• J6
• J8
• J9
• J14
• J15

Nearby roads

Common questions

Sources: National Highways, TomTom, TfL and Traffic Wales. Times are UK time. M61 RSS feed