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M62 Moderate Cleared

M62 westbound at the Birch services between J19 and J18 | Westbound | Congestion

11 Jun 2026, 08:52 Westbound 70 views

Incident Details

Location : The M62 westbound between junctions J19 and J18 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 11 June 2026.

M62
Moderate
Cleared
08:52, 11 Jun 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

Location : The M62 westbound between junctions J19 and J18 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 11 June 2026.

· Update

Location : The M62 westbound between junctions J19 and J18 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 11 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 38 minutes. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M62 westbound between junctions J19 and J18 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 11 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 13m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M62 westbound between junctions J19 and J18 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 11 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 48m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M62 westbound between junctions J19 and J18 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 11 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 28m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M62 westbound between junctions J19 and J18 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 11 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 3m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M62 westbound between junctions J19 and J18 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 11 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 38m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M62 westbound between junctions J19 and J18 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 11 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 13m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M62 westbound between junctions J19 and J18 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 11 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 48m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M62 westbound between junctions J19 and J18 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 11 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 23m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M62 westbound between junctions J19 and J18 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 11 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 58m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M62 westbound between junctions J19 and J18 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 11 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 33m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M62 westbound between junctions J19 and J18 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 11 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 13m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M62 westbound between junctions J19 and J18 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 11 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 18m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M62 westbound between junctions J19 and J18 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 11 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 53m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M62 westbound between junctions J19 and J18 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 11 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 28m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M62 westbound between junctions J19 and J18 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 11 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 3m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M62 westbound between junctions J19 and J18 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 11 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 38m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M62 westbound between junctions J19 and J18 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 11 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 13m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M62 westbound between junctions J19 and J18 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 11 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 53m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M62 westbound between junctions J19 and J18 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 11 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 28m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M62 westbound between junctions J19 and J18 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 11 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 8m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M62 westbound between junctions J19 and J18 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 11 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 43m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M62 westbound between junctions J19 and J18 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 11 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 23m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M62 westbound between junctions J19 and J18 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 11 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 58m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M62 westbound between junctions J19 and J18 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 11 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 38m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M62 westbound between junctions J19 and J18 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 11 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 13m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M62 westbound between junctions J19 and J18 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 11 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 48m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M62 westbound between junctions J19 and J18 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 11 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 23m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M62 westbound between junctions J19 and J18 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 11 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 58m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M62 westbound between junctions J19 and J18 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 11 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 38m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M62 westbound between junctions J19 and J18 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 11 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 13m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M62 westbound between junctions J19 and J18 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 11 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 48m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M62 westbound between junctions J19 and J18 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 11 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 23m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M62 westbound between junctions J19 and J18 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 11 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 58m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M62 westbound between junctions J19 and J18 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 11 June 2026.

Wording as published by National Highways, recorded as it changed.

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