M62 closed J27–J28 eastbound (obstruction)

Road closure on the M62 eastbound at J27–J28 on Monday 2 November 2026, from 23:22. Still reported at 03:31 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

Status

Live since yesterday 23:22 (4 h 9 min)

Location

M62 eastbound · J27–J28

Reported as

Obstruction or hazard

Lanes

Road closed

Sources

TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs ×3 · National Highways ×5

Timeline

1. yesterday 23:22 Motorway signs: “VEHICLE FIRE SLOW DOWN”
2. yesterday 23:27 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT ON SLIP ROAD[HCA2]”
3. yesterday 23:27 National Highways: road closed
4. yesterday 23:39 Motorway signs: “VEHICLE FIRE SLOW DOWN”
5. yesterday 23:47 TomTom: road closed
6. yesterday 23:47 National Highways: road closed
7. yesterday 23:51 TomTom no longer reports it
8. yesterday 23:51 All clear: no source reports it any more
9. 00:23 TomTom: road closed
10. 01:10 National Highways: road closed
11. 01:33 National Highways: road closed
12. 03:17 National Highways: road closed
13. 03:22 TomTom no longer reports it
14. 03:24 Motorway signs no longer show “VEHICLE FIRE SLOW DOWN”
15. 03:24 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT ON SLIP ROAD[HCA2]”
16. 03:26 TomTom: road closed (reported again)

Source reports

• Closed
• Overhead signs read “VEHICLE FIRE SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M62 eastbound between J27 and J28).
• Overhead signs read “VEHICLE FIRE SLOW DOWN” (3 signs; furthest along: M62 westbound between J29 and J28).
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT ON SLIP ROAD[HCA2]” (1 sign; furthest along: M62 westbound between J29 and J28).
• M62 J29 westbound exit
• M62 westbound between J29 and J28

Other recent incidents on the M62

• M62 closed J27 eastboundyesterday 23:39 · cleared after 3 h 48 min
• M62 stopped traffic J31 eastboundyesterday 16:40 · cleared after 1 h 37 min
• M62 crash J32A–J33 eastboundyesterday 15:21 · cleared after 1 h 30 min
• M62 stopped traffic J22–J21yesterday 09:57 · cleared after 37 min
• M62 crash J21 westboundyesterday 08:18 · cleared after 2 h 7 min
• M62 crash J24–J25 eastboundyesterday 06:59 · cleared after 2 h 50 min
• M62 crash J28–J27 eastboundSun 17:37 · cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M62 reported crash J10 eastboundSat 04:58 · cleared after 38 min
• M62 crash J10 westboundSat 04:58 · cleared after 4 h 9 min
• M62 reported crash J32–J32A eastboundFri 21:15 · cleared after 49 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M62 J27 and M62 J28.

The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.