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It’s best to plan ahead
17:50, 12 Jan 2026
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Motorways across Greater Manchester will be closed this week (January 12-15), it’s been confirmed.
National Highways, the body which runs the country’…
The rush-hour crash shut the M61 in both directions just before 6pm, near Farnworth.
Two people were taken to hospital with multiple injuries following a five-vehicle collision on the M61 motorway on Wednesday evening (January 7).
A spokesperson for Gr…
The M60 motorway is blocked following a crash in Greater Manchester tonight (Sunday, January 4).
Traffic is being held on the clockwise carriageway between Junction 16 and Junction 17 near Prestwich, with drivers advised to find alternative routes.
The…
There are long tailbacks[1] on the M60[2] this afternoon following a crash near the Trafford Centre[3]. One lane is closed on the anticlockwise motorway between junctions 11 and 10.
With the roads already busy with shoppers heading to the Trafford Cent…
Seven motorways will close at various points this week
19:12, 25 Nov 2025
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Multiple motorways are due to be closed overnight in Greater Manchester this week, meaning late-night drivers will…
Here’s a full list of the nine closures affecting five motorways
18:17, 24 Nov 2025
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Greater Manchester drivers are being warned to plan ahead on Monday evening (November 24) as there …
Drivers faced a morning of misery on Greater Manchester’s motorways with heavy traffic across the region.
Two breakdowns led to long delays on the M60 and M62 this morning (November 12).
A lane closure was in place on the M60 anticlockwise between junc…
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Drivers heading southbound on the M61 between J4 and J5 near Farnworth faced heavy congestion and severe delays.[1]
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) would confirm that they had responded to a concern for welfare incident at around 1pm.
A spokesperson sa…
Officers were called to reports of a collision between three cars and a motorbike on the clockwise carriageway of the M60, between junctions 15, M61, and 16, Kearsley, at around 6.15pm on Sunday (October 12).
In an update on Monday morning (October 13)…