M61 closed J4–J3 southbound

Road closure on the M61 southbound at J4–J3 on Friday 30 October 2026, from 03:00. Cleared at 08:00 after 5 h 1 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 08:00 on 30 Oct 2026, after 5 h 1 min

Location

M61 southbound · J4–J3

Reported as

Road closed

Lanes

Road closed

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom

Timeline

1. Fri 03:00 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
2. Fri 03:32 TomTom: road closed
3. Fri 03:38 TomTom no longer reports it
4. Fri 03:48 TomTom: road closed (reported again)
5. Fri 04:03 TomTom no longer reports it
6. Fri 04:13 TomTom: road closed (reported again)
7. Fri 04:43 TomTom no longer reports it
8. Fri 07:24 TomTom: road closed (reported again)
9. Fri 07:59 TomTom no longer reports it
10. Fri 08:00 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
11. Fri 08:00 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (3 signs; furthest along: M61 southbound between J4 and J3).
• Closed

Other recent incidents on the M61

• M61 stopped traffic J3–J2yesterday 06:36 · cleared after 2 h 45 min
• M61 reported crash J2 northboundSun 16:14 · cleared after 1 h 1 min
• M61 crash J4–J3 southboundThu 19:16 · cleared after 38 min
• M61 crash J2 southboundWed 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
• M61 reported crash J4–J3 southbound23 Oct 2026 14:40 · cleared after 53 min
• M61 stopped traffic J4–J322 Oct 2026 06:33 · cleared after 3 h 54 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M61 J4 and M61 J3.

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