M61 closed J4–J3 southbound

Cleared Cleared at 15:59 on 24 Sept 2026, after 8 h 38 min.

Road closure on the M61 southbound at J4–J3 on Thursday 24 September 2026, from 07:20. Cleared at 15:59 after 8 h 38 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   M61 southbound · J4–J3

   Road closed

   Thu 07:20–Thu 15:59 (cleared after 8 h 38 min) · delay ~7 min · queue 2.7 mi

   TomTom ×3 · Motorway signs

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Timeline

1. Thu 07:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
2. Thu 07:25 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
3. Thu 07:42 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~11)
4. Thu 08:43 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
5. Thu 09:18 TomTom no longer reports it
6. Thu 09:35 TomTom: road closed
7. Thu 12:05 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
8. Thu 15:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
9. Thu 15:41 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. Thu 15:46 TomTom no longer reports it
11. Thu 15:46 All clear: no source reports it any more
12. Thu 15:50 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
13. Thu 15:59 TomTom no longer reports it

What the sources said

• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M61 southbound between J4 and J3).
• Closed
• Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the M61

• M61 crash J1 southbound · Thu 16:13, cleared after 53 min
• M61 reported crash J2 northbound · Thu 16:10, cleared after 2 h 20 min
• M61 crash J9 northbound · Thu 08:24, cleared after 45 min
• M61 crash J9 northbound · Wed 07:16, cleared after 3 h 9 min

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