Active roadworksLink road closureNational Highways
M61 link road closure at J9, active roadworks, started Tue 6 Oct, 21:00
- Road
- M61 and M65
- Junctions
- J9
- Started
- Tue 6 Oct, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 7 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
M61 link road closure at J9, 7 Oct 2026
Planned
This roadworks closure on the M61 is planned to start at 21:00 on Wed 7 Oct and expected to clear at 06:00 on Thu 8 Oct.
Last updated by National Highways at 21:03 on Tuesday 6 October 2026.
Closure details and map
- Status
- Planned
- Closure type
- Link road closure
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Junctions
- J9
- Location
- M61 J9 southbound exit
- Planned start
- 21:00 on Wednesday 7 October 2026
- Expected to clear
- 06:00 on Thursday 8 October 2026
- Details
- M61 Southbound to M65 Eastbound link road closure
- Source
- National Highways
- Last updated by the source
- 21:03 on Tuesday 6 October 2026
Map of the M61 link road closure at J9
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- Planned
Other M61 closures and crash records
8 other closures are in force on the M61 right now, and 42 more are planned in the next 7 days.
The M61 accident statistics from 1979 to 2025 record 3,209 collisions on the road, 88 of them fatal.
- Active roadworksEntry slip road closureNational Highways
M61 northbound entry slip road closure at J4, active roadworks, started Tue 6 Oct, 21:00
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J4
- Started
- Tue 6 Oct, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 7 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Active roadworksExit slip road closureNational Highways
M61 northbound exit slip road closure at J4, active roadworks, started Tue 6 Oct, 21:00
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J4
- Started
- Tue 6 Oct, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 7 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Active roadworksExit slip road closureNational Highways
M61 northbound exit slip road closure at J8, active roadworks, started Tue 6 Oct, 21:00
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J8
- Started
- Tue 6 Oct, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 7 Oct, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Active roadworksExit slip road closureNational Highways
M61 southbound exit slip road closure at J9, active roadworks, started Tue 6 Oct, 21:00
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J9
- Started
- Tue 6 Oct, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 7 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Active roadworksLane closureNational Highways
M61 southbound lane closure between J4 and J3, active roadworks, started Tue 6 Oct, 20:14
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J4 to J3
- Started
- Tue 6 Oct, 20:14
- Expected to clear
- Wed 7 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance