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The project is currently on hold as the government conducts a spending review
17:57, 20 May 2025Updated 18:00, 20 May 2025
A new ‘loop’ at junction 18, known locally as Simister Island, near Prestwich, will take M60 motorists from eastbound to southb…
“Most people don’t think that we are here”
17:53, 18 May 2025
Inside the huge control room
Inside a bustling hub off the M6 near Newton-le-Willows is a 24-hour control room that never sleeps; with huge screens displaying the north west’s busy road ne…
The motorway was blocked in both directions
17:02, 09 May 2025
Traffic was held to a standstill on the M66 this afternoon(Image: National Highways )
A woman was rushed to hospital with serious injuries following an incident on the M66. Police and par…
Police were called to junction one of the M66 near Ramsbottom at around 2pm today, Friday.
Officers say the female, whose age has not been published, has been taken to hospital with “serious injuries”.
The motorway was closed off this afternoon in bot…
Employment space, leisure facilities and a hotel are all earmarked
17:43, 25 Apr 2025Updated 21:16, 25 Apr 2025
Illustration of the Northern Gateway employment proposals(Image: Northern Gateway Development Vehicle)
A huge, 6.5million sq ft employment…
The M66 is blocked in both directions due to a police incident.
The motorway is shut between Junction 1 at Ramsbottom and the A56 at Edenfield.
There are severe delays with congestion backed up to the M60 at Simister Island.
In a post on X, National Hi…
Plans set to be decided on before mid-June include building a ‘northern loop’ at the junction which would provide a free flowing link with no need for many vehicles to use the current roundabout
05:58, 07 Apr 2025Updated 06:35, 07 Apr 2025
Around 90,…
Road rage, drivers weaving in and out of lanes, it’s certainly hectic, but it could have been different.
Before what we know as the M60 was named so in 1998, with the connection of one continuous ring road, the motorway network surrounding Manchester c…
Traffic chaos has hit the M62 this morning following a major crash[1] which shuttered multiple lanes of the major motorway.
Emergency services[2] were called to the scene of the crash during rush hour, with “severe delays” hitting the stretch from afte…
Fashion retail giant JD Sports has revealed updated plans for a ‘campus’ headquarters in Bury[1] – which bosses say will ‘rival Facebook, Google and Nike’.
The proposed development at Pilsworth, close to the M66 includes an all weather[2] sports pitch,…