Live incidentLane closureNational Highways
M65 westbound lane closure between J3 and J2, live incident, started Tue 6 Oct, 03:53
- Road
- M65
- Direction
- Westbound
- Junctions
- J3 to J2
- Started
- Tue 6 Oct, 03:53
- Category
- Incident
M65 westbound slip road closure at J8, 22 Sep 2026
Cleared
This roadworks closure on the M65 has cleared. It started at 19:31 on Tue 22 Sep and cleared at 23:25 on Tue 22 Sep.
Last updated by National Highways at 13:19 on Sunday 27 September 2026.
Closure details and map
- Status
- Cleared
- Closure type
- Slip road closure
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Road
- M65
- Direction
- Westbound
- Junctions
- J8
- Location
- M65 fast slip from M65 J8 westbound exit to A56 southbound
- Started
- 19:31 on Tuesday 22 September 2026
- Cleared
- 23:25 on Tuesday 22 September 2026
- Details
- M65 westbound to A56 southbound dedicated lane closure
- Source
- National Highways
- Last updated by the source
- 13:19 on Sunday 27 September 2026
Map of the M65 westbound slip road closure at J8
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- Cleared
Other M65 closures and crash records
6 other closures are in force on the M65 right now, and 28 more are planned in the next 7 days.
The M65 accident statistics from 1979 to 2025 record 2,328 collisions on the road, 28 of them fatal.
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M65 eastbound lane closure at J1, active roadworks, started Mon 5 Oct, 21:43
- Road
- M65
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Junctions
- J1
- Started
- Mon 5 Oct, 21:43
- Expected to clear
- Wed 7 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Construction Work
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- Road
- M61 and M65
- Junctions
- J9
- Started
- Mon 5 Oct, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Tue 6 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Active roadworksLane closureNational Highways
M65 eastbound lane closure at J1, active roadworks, started Mon 5 Oct, 21:00
- Road
- M65
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Junctions
- J1
- Started
- Mon 5 Oct, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Tue 6 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Construction Work
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M65 eastbound lane closure at J2, active roadworks, started Mon 5 Oct, 21:00
- Road
- M65
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Junctions
- J2
- Started
- Mon 5 Oct, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Tue 6 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Construction Work
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M65 eastbound slip road closure between J5 and J6, active roadworks, started Mon 12 Jan 2026, 09:00
- Road
- M65
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Junctions
- J5 to J6
- Started
- Mon 12 Jan 2026, 09:00
- Expected to clear
- Fri 3 Sep 2027, 23:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance