M61 J3 traffic

No incidents reported at M61 J3 right now.

Updated 03:28 UK time · at J3 and the stretches either side

Right now

Nothing reported at M61 J3 at the moment.

Southbound J3until 06:001 of 3 lanes closedA666 Southbound Jct 3 entry slip road hardshoulder and lane 1 closure to MP 3/4
Southbound J3until 06:001 of 3 lanes closedA666 Southbound Jct 3 entry slip road hardshoulder and lane 1 closure to MP 3/4

No closures planned at J3 tonight.

Incidents

Collisions

Road closed

2times

Typical time to clear

54 minmedian of 28

Busiest time

06:00–07:00

M61 closed J4–J3 southboundFri 03:00 · cleared after 5 h 1 min
M61 crash J4–J3 southboundThu 19:16 · cleared after 38 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
M61 stopped traffic J15 southbound15 Oct 2026 06:05 · cleared after 4 h 38 min
M61 stopped traffic J2–J3 northbound14 Oct 2026 06:35 · cleared after 3 h 26 min
M61 stopped traffic J4–J3 southbound12 Oct 2026 15:35 · cleared after 19 h 8 min
M61 reported crash J4–J3 southbound1 Oct 2026 18:36 · cleared after 49 min
M61 crash J1 southbound24 Sept 2026 16:13 · cleared after 53 min
M61 closed J4–J3 southbound24 Sept 2026 07:20 · cleared after 80 h 41 min

No incidents have closed it right now.

No closures are planned at J3 tonight. 1 is planned over the next 7 days (listed above).

5 collisions reported at or either side of J3 in the last 90 days, the latest on 29 Oct 2026 at 19:16.

Includes incidents at J3 and on the stretches either side of it. Sources: National Highways, TomTom, TfL and Traffic Wales. Times are UK time.