M61

M61 closures: Road closures to be in place for works

The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that one closure already in place is expected to carry on this week.
Each evening from 8pm to 5am there will be moderate delays until February 15 on the M61 in both directions bet…

Car crashes into central reservation on M6 near Samlesbury

Lanes have reopened on the motorway near J31 (Samlesbury) heading northbound, but there are still long residual delays.
Lancashire Police have confirmed a driver crashed their car into the central reservation, though it was a damage-only incident and n…

Chorley logistics hub ‘could affect M65 and Blackburn homes’

FI Real Estate Management (FIREM), the firm behind the Botany Bay Business[1] Park development, is consulting on a proposed new strategic logistics hub at Junction 3 of the motorway to meet demand for new commercial and employment space within Chorley …

The Mancunian Way: Clean air zone back on track

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Pedestrian dies after being hit by truck on M61 motorway

Police confirm that a man in his 40s died at the scene.
Author: Stan TomkinsonPublished 7 hours ago
Police are appealing for witnesses after a pedestrian was hit by a truck on the M61’s northbound carriageway.
Officers were called out at about 10pm las…

Pedestrian in his 40s dies in a lorry crash on M61

At around 10pm last night (December 12), police were called to the northbound stretch of the M61 after a crash.
A pedestrian, a man in his 40s, was hit by a DAF truck on the carriageway close to Rivington Services.
The man died at the scene.
A spokespe…

Chorley: Emergency services called to crash on M61

National Highways reported the accident at around 7pm this evening, Thursday, after traffic was held on the motorway near junction 9 following a crash.
Emergency services attended the scene which caused resulted in the closure of two lanes on M61 north…

M6 reopened between junctions 32 and 33 after lorry crash

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M6 reopened between junctions 32 and 33 after lorry crash
Posted on – 13th November, 2023 – 2:55pm | Author – Charlotte Everett | Posted in – Broughton, Pres…

M61: Police called to “police incident”

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M61: Emergency services called to ‘rescue incident’

The M61 southbound was closed between junction 5 and 4 at just after 9pm on the evening of Thursday September 26 as emergency services arrived on the scene.
They were called to assist someone in need of “rescue” on St Helens Road.
A Greater Manchester …