M61 stopped traffic J9 northbound

Stopped traffic on the M61 northbound at J9 on Tuesday 3 November 2026, from 07:16. Cleared at 09:37 after 2 h 21 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 09:37 on 3 Nov 2026, after 2 h 21 min

Location

M61 northbound · J9

Reported as

Incident

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~94 min

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. 07:16 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
2. 07:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~36 min
3. 07:24 TomTom: delay now ~61 min (was ~36)
4. 07:29 TomTom no longer reports it
5. 07:34 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~43 min (reported again)
6. 07:43 TomTom: delay now ~23 min (was ~53)
7. 07:47 TomTom: delay now ~32 min (was ~23)
8. 08:01 TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~31)
9. 08:15 TomTom: delay now ~31 min (was ~21)
10. 08:19 TomTom: delay now ~57 min (was ~31)
11. 08:24 TomTom: delay now ~39 min (was ~57)
12. 08:33 TomTom: delay now ~81 min (was ~50)
13. 08:42 TomTom no longer reports it
14. 08:47 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~35 min (reported again)
15. 08:55 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
16. 08:56 TomTom: delay now ~22 min (was ~44)
17. 09:00 TomTom: delay now ~29 min (was ~22)
18. 09:23 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~24)
19. 09:25 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
20. 09:28 TomTom: delay now ~5 min (was ~14), “Queuing traffic”
21. 09:33 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
22. 09:37 TomTom no longer reports it
23. 09:37 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (5 signs; furthest along: M61 northbound within J9).
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M61 northbound within J9).

Other recent incidents on the M61

• M61 stopped traffic J4–J306:39 · cleared after 2 h 58 min
• 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 closed J4–J3 southboundFri 03:00 · cleared after 5 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

Live traffic and past incidents at M61 J9.

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