PlannedCarriageway closureNational Highways
M61 carriageway closure at J9, planned, starts Mon 28 Sep, 21:00
- Road
- M61 and M65
- Junctions
- J9
- Starts
- Mon 28 Sep, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Tue 29 Sep, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
M61 closures today: traffic accidents, incidents and roadworks
No accidents or other live incidents are reported on the M61 right now, and no roadworks closures are in force.
34 closures are planned in the next 7 days, the first starting at 21:00 on Mon 28 Sep.
Closure data as of 12:03 on Monday 28 September 2026, checked every 5 minutes.
- Roadworks in force
- 0
Map of M61 closures
The map shows 34 closures planned in the next 7 days and 6 cleared most recently.
Map of closures on the M61
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- Planned
- Cleared
Live accidents and incidents on the M61
No accidents or other live incidents are reported on the M61 right now.
M61 closures planned this week
34 closures are planned in the next 7 days, grouped by the day they start. 23 more are booked for the week after.
Monday 28 September 2026
4 closures
- PlannedExit slip road closureNational Highways
M61 northbound exit slip road closure at J8, planned, starts Mon 28 Sep, 21:00
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J8
- Starts
- Mon 28 Sep, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Tue 29 Sep, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedLane closureNational Highways
M61 southbound lane closure at J4, planned, starts Mon 28 Sep, 21:00
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J4
- Starts
- Mon 28 Sep, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Tue 29 Sep, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedExit slip road closureNational Highways
M61 southbound exit slip road closure at J9, planned, starts Mon 28 Sep, 21:00
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J9
- Starts
- Mon 28 Sep, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Tue 29 Sep, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
Tuesday 29 September 2026
9 closures
- PlannedCarriageway closureNational Highways
M61 carriageway closure at J9, planned, starts Tue 29 Sep, 21:00
- Road
- M61 and M65
- Junctions
- J9
- Starts
- Tue 29 Sep, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 30 Sep, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedExit slip road closureNational Highways
M61 northbound exit slip road closure at the A666 junction, planned, starts Tue 29 Sep, 21:00
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Northbound
- Starts
- Tue 29 Sep, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 30 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedEntry slip road closureNational Highways
M61 northbound entry slip road closure at J5, planned, starts Tue 29 Sep, 21:00
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J5
- Starts
- Tue 29 Sep, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 30 Sep, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedExit slip road closureNational Highways
M61 northbound exit slip road closure at J5, planned, starts Tue 29 Sep, 21:00
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J5
- Starts
- Tue 29 Sep, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 30 Sep, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedExit slip road closureNational Highways
M61 southbound exit slip road closure at J3, planned, starts Tue 29 Sep, 21:00
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J3
- Starts
- Tue 29 Sep, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 30 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedLane closureNational Highways
M61 southbound lane closure between J3 and J2, planned, starts Tue 29 Sep, 21:00
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J3 to J2
- Starts
- Tue 29 Sep, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 30 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedExit slip road closureNational Highways
M61 southbound exit slip road closure at J8, planned, starts Tue 29 Sep, 21:00
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J8
- Starts
- Tue 29 Sep, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 30 Sep, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedExit slip road closureNational Highways
M61 southbound exit slip road closure at J9, planned, starts Tue 29 Sep, 21:00
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J9
- Starts
- Tue 29 Sep, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 30 Sep, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedLane closureNational Highways
M61 southbound lane closure between J9 and J8, planned, starts Tue 29 Sep, 21:00
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J9 to J8
- Starts
- Tue 29 Sep, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 30 Sep, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
Wednesday 30 September 2026
5 closures
- PlannedLink road closureNational Highways
M61 link road closure at J9, planned, starts Wed 30 Sep, 21:00
- Road
- M61 and M65
- Junctions
- J9
- Starts
- Wed 30 Sep, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Thu 1 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedLane closureNational Highways
M61 southbound lane closure between J4 and J3, planned, starts Wed 30 Sep, 21:00
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J4 to J3
- Starts
- Wed 30 Sep, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Thu 1 Oct, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedEntry slip road closureNational Highways
M61 southbound entry slip road closure at J5, planned, starts Wed 30 Sep, 21:00
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J5
- Starts
- Wed 30 Sep, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Thu 1 Oct, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedExit slip road closureNational Highways
M61 southbound exit slip road closure at J9, planned, starts Wed 30 Sep, 21:00
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J9
- Starts
- Wed 30 Sep, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Thu 1 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedLink road closureNational Highways
M61 southbound link road closure between J2 and J1, planned, starts Wed 30 Sep, 23:59
- Road
- M61 and M60
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J2 to J1
- Starts
- Wed 30 Sep, 23:59
- Expected to clear
- Thu 1 Oct, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
Thursday 1 October 2026
6 closures
- PlannedLink road closureNational Highways
M61 link road closure at J9, planned, starts Thu 1 Oct, 21:00
- Road
- M61 and M65
- Junctions
- J9
- Starts
- Thu 1 Oct, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Fri 2 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedEntry slip road closureNational Highways
M61 southbound entry slip road closure at J5, planned, starts Thu 1 Oct, 21:00
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J5
- Starts
- Thu 1 Oct, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Fri 2 Oct, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedExit slip road closureNational Highways
M61 southbound exit slip road closure at J5, planned, starts Thu 1 Oct, 21:00
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J5
- Starts
- Thu 1 Oct, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Fri 2 Oct, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedLane closureNational Highways
M61 southbound lane closure between J6 and J5, planned, starts Thu 1 Oct, 21:00
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J6 to J5
- Starts
- Thu 1 Oct, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Fri 2 Oct, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedExit slip road closureNational Highways
M61 southbound exit slip road closure at J9, planned, starts Thu 1 Oct, 21:00
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J9
- Starts
- Thu 1 Oct, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Fri 2 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedLink road closureNational Highways
M61 southbound link road closure between J2 and J1, planned, starts Thu 1 Oct, 23:59
- Road
- M61 and M60
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J2 to J1
- Starts
- Thu 1 Oct, 23:59
- Expected to clear
- Fri 2 Oct, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
Friday 2 October 2026
3 closures
- PlannedLane closureNational Highways
M61 northbound lane closure at J9, planned, starts Fri 2 Oct, 21:00
- Road
- M61 and M6
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J9
- Starts
- Fri 2 Oct, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Sat 3 Oct, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedLane closureNational Highways
M61 southbound lane closure between J6 and J5, planned, starts Fri 2 Oct, 21:00
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J6 to J5
- Starts
- Fri 2 Oct, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Sat 3 Oct, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedLink road closureNational Highways
M61 southbound link road closure between J2 and J1, planned, starts Fri 2 Oct, 23:00
- Road
- M61 and M60
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J2 to J1
- Starts
- Fri 2 Oct, 23:00
- Expected to clear
- Sat 3 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
Saturday 3 October 2026
5 closures
- PlannedLane closureNational Highways
M61 southbound lane closure at J8, planned, starts Sat 3 Oct, 20:00
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J8
- Starts
- Sat 3 Oct, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Sun 4 Oct, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedLane closureNational Highways
M61 southbound lane closure at J9, planned, starts Sat 3 Oct, 20:00
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J9
- Starts
- Sat 3 Oct, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Sun 4 Oct, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedEntry slip road closureNational Highways
M61 northbound entry slip road closure at J6, planned, starts Sat 3 Oct, 23:00
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J6
- Starts
- Sat 3 Oct, 23:00
- Expected to clear
- Sun 4 Oct, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedLink road closureNational Highways
M61 southbound link road closure between J2 and J1, planned, starts Sat 3 Oct, 23:00
- Road
- M61 and M60
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J2 to J1
- Starts
- Sat 3 Oct, 23:00
- Expected to clear
- Sun 4 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedLane closureNational Highways
M61 southbound lane closure between J8 and J6, planned, starts Sat 3 Oct, 23:00
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J8 to J6
- Starts
- Sat 3 Oct, 23:00
- Expected to clear
- Sun 4 Oct, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
Sunday 4 October 2026
2 closures
- PlannedLane closureNational Highways
M61 northbound lane closure between J8 and J9, planned, starts Sun 4 Oct, 21:00
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J8 to J9
- Starts
- Sun 4 Oct, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Mon 5 Oct, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedEntry slip road closureNational Highways
M61 northbound entry slip road closure between J6 and J8, planned, starts Sun 4 Oct, 22:00
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J6 to J8
- Starts
- Sun 4 Oct, 22:00
- Expected to clear
- Mon 5 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
Recently cleared M61 closures
6 closures on the M61 cleared in the last 3 days.
- ClearedLane closureNational Highways
M61 southbound lane closure between J3 and J2, cleared Mon 28 Sep, 06:00
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J3 to J2
- Started
- Sun 27 Sep, 20:00
- Cleared
- Mon 28 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- ClearedLane closureNational Highways
M61 northbound lane closure between J8 and J9, cleared Mon 28 Sep, 05:00
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J8 to J9
- Started
- Sun 27 Sep, 21:00
- Cleared
- Mon 28 Sep, 05:00
- Category
- Construction Work
- ClearedLane closureNational Highways
M61 northbound lane closure between J8 and J9, cleared Mon 28 Sep, 02:41
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J8 to J9
- Started
- Sun 27 Sep, 21:00
- Cleared
- Mon 28 Sep, 02:41
- Category
- Construction Work
- ClearedLane closureNational Highways
M61 southbound lane closure between J4 and J3, cleared Sun 27 Sep, 06:00
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J4 to J3
- Started
- Sat 26 Sep, 20:00
- Cleared
- Sun 27 Sep, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- ClearedLane closureNational Highways
M61 northbound lane closure between J8 and J9, cleared Sun 27 Sep, 05:00
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J8 to J9
- Started
- Sat 26 Sep, 21:00
- Cleared
- Sun 27 Sep, 05:00
- Category
- Construction Work
- ClearedLane closureNational Highways
M61 northbound lane closure between J8 and J9, cleared Sun 27 Sep, 05:00
- Road
- M61
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J8 to J9
- Started
- Sun 27 Sep, 21:10
- Cleared
- Sun 27 Sep, 05:00
- Category
- Construction Work
M61 closure history and crash statistics
Closures stay on this page for 3 days after they clear, then move to the road closure archive, which lists every cleared closure on motorways and major A roads, newest first.
The M61 accident statistics from 1979 to 2025 record 3,209 collisions on the road, 88 of them fatal.