M61 closed J8–J9 northbound

Road closure on the M61 northbound at J8–J9 on Friday 16 October 2026, from 13:10. Cleared at 19:24 after 6 h 14 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 19:24 on 16 Oct 2026, after 6 h 14 min

Location

M61 northbound · J8–J9

Reported as

Road closed

Lanes

Road closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~32 min

Sources

TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs ×3

Timeline

1. 13:10 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min
2. 13:15 TomTom no longer reports it
3. 13:15 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. 13:43 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~11 min (reported again)
5. 13:52 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~11)
6. 13:56 TomTom no longer reports it
7. 13:56 All clear: no source reports it any more
8. 14:01 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~10 min (reported again)
9. 14:06 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~10)
10. 14:10 TomTom: delay now ~22 min (was ~16)
11. 14:29 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~12)
12. 14:34 TomTom: delay now ~23 min (was ~17)
13. 14:38 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~23)
14. 14:52 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~16)
15. 15:29 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~18)
16. 15:33 TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~12)
17. 15:38 TomTom: delay now ~32 min (was ~20)
18. 15:47 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~24)
19. 15:52 TomTom: delay now ~23 min (was ~16)
20. 16:06 TomTom: delay now ~24 min (was ~16)
21. 16:42 TomTom: delay now ~31 min (was ~22)
22. 16:51 TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~28)
23. 16:56 TomTom: delay now ~26 min (was ~18)
24. 17:28 TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~31)
25. 17:45 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
26. 17:46 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~22)
27. 18:00 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~16)
28. 18:23 TomTom no longer reports it
29. 18:24 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
30. 18:30 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
31. 18:41 TomTom: road closed
32. 18:54 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
33. 19:00 TomTom no longer reports it
34. 19:24 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
35. 19:24 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (5 signs; furthest along: M61 northbound within J9).
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (3 signs; furthest along: M61 southbound between M6 and J9).
• Closed
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M61 J9 southbound exit).

Other recent incidents on the M61

• M61 stopped traffic J3–J215:24 · cleared after 1 h 50 min
• M61 reported crash J14 southboundyesterday 20:44 · cleared after 34 min
• M61 stopped traffic J15 southboundyesterday 06:05 · cleared after 4 h 38 min
• M61 stopped traffic J2–J3 northboundWed 06:35 · cleared after 3 h 26 min
• M61 stopped traffic J4–J3 southboundMon 15:35 · cleared after 19 h 8 min
• M61 stopped traffic J4–J310 Oct 2026 17:34 · cleared after 18 min
• M61 stopped traffic J3–J28 Oct 2026 06:41 · cleared after 2 h 59 min
• M61 reported crash J15 southbound7 Oct 2026 03:53 · cleared after 40 min
• M61 stopped traffic J3–J26 Oct 2026 06:41 · cleared after 3 h 3 min
• M61 reported crash J14 northbound1 Oct 2026 18:36 · cleared after 49 min

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