Active roadworksLink road closureNational Highways
M61 link road closure at J9, active roadworks, started Fri 9 Oct, 21:00
- Road
- M61 and M65
- Junctions
- J9
- Started
- Fri 9 Oct, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Sat 10 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
M61 southbound lane closure between J8 and J6, 10 Oct 2026
Planned
This roadworks closure on the M61 is planned to start at 21:00 on Sat 10 Oct and expected to clear at 05:00 on Sun 11 Oct.
Last updated by National Highways at 04:54 on Saturday 10 October 2026.
Closure details and map
- Status
- Planned
- Closure type
- Lane closure
- Category
- Construction Work
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J8 to J6
- Location
- M61 southbound at Rivington Services between J8 and J6
- Lanes
- 2 of 4 lanes closed
- Planned start
- 21:00 on Saturday 10 October 2026
- Expected to clear
- 05:00 on Sunday 11 October 2026
- Details
- M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 23/9 to 19/2)
- Source
- National Highways
- Last updated by the source
- 04:54 on Saturday 10 October 2026
Map of the M61 southbound lane closure between J8 and J6
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- Planned
Other M61 closures and crash records
5 other closures are in force on the M61 right now, and 44 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 Fri 9 Oct, 21:00
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J4
- Started
- Fri 9 Oct, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Sat 10 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Active roadworksExit slip road closureNational Highways
M61 northbound exit slip road closure at J4, active roadworks, started Fri 9 Oct, 21:00
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J4
- Started
- Fri 9 Oct, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Sat 10 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Active roadworksExit slip road closureNational Highways
M61 southbound exit slip road closure at J9, active roadworks, started Fri 9 Oct, 21:00
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J9
- Started
- Fri 9 Oct, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Sat 10 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Active roadworksHard shoulder closureNational Highways
M61 southbound hard shoulder closure at J9, active roadworks, started Mon 5 Oct, 07:00
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J9
- Started
- Mon 5 Oct, 07:00
- Expected to clear
- Thu 31 Dec, 23:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedLane closureNational Highways
M61 southbound lane closure between J8 and J6, planned, starts Sat 10 Oct, 21:00
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J8 to J6
- Starts
- Sat 10 Oct, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Sun 11 Oct, 05:00
- Category
- Construction Work