M61 stopped traffic J3–J2

Cleared Cleared at 10:23 on 30 Sept 2026, after 3 h 45 min.

Stopped traffic on the M61 at J3–J2 on Wednesday 30 September 2026, from 06:38. Cleared at 10:23 after 3 h 45 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   M61 · J3–J2

   Queueing traffic

   Wed 06:38–Wed 10:23 (cleared after 3 h 45 min) · delay ~9 min · queue 2.5 mi

   TomTom

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~29 min

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Timeline

1. Wed 06:38 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~9 min
2. Wed 06:47 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
3. Wed 06:57 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
4. Wed 07:01 TomTom no longer reports it
5. Wed 07:01 All clear: no source reports it any more
6. Wed 07:10 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min (reported again)
7. Wed 08:01 TomTom: delay now ~29 min (was ~19)
8. Wed 09:47 TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~15)
9. Wed 10:10 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. Wed 10:14 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
11. Wed 10:23 TomTom no longer reports it
12. Wed 10:23 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the M61

• M61 stopped traffic J2–J3 northbound · 06:35, cleared after 3 h 26 min
• M61 stopped traffic J4–J3 southbound · Mon 15:35, cleared after 19 h 8 min
• M61 stopped traffic J4–J3 · Sat 17:34, cleared after 18 min
• M61 stopped traffic J3–J2 · 8 Oct 2026 06:41, cleared after 2 h 59 min
• M61 reported crash J15 southbound · 7 Oct 2026 03:53, cleared after 40 min
• M61 stopped traffic J3–J2 · 6 Oct 2026 06:41, cleared after 3 h 3 min
• M61 reported crash J14 northbound · 1 Oct 2026 18:36, cleared after 49 min
• M61 reported crash J4–J3 southbound · 1 Oct 2026 18:36, cleared after 49 min
• M61 crash J8–J9 northbound · 30 Sept 2026 07:04, cleared after 2 h 5 min
• M61 stopped traffic J9 · 29 Sept 2026 17:17, cleared after 1 h 4 min

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