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M61 Moderate Cleared

link road from M61 J1 to M60 J15 anti-clockwise | Southbound | Congestion

25 Jun 2026, 12:51 Southbound 35 views

Incident Details

Location : The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

M61
Moderate
Cleared
12:51, 25 Jun 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

Location : The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

Location : The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 34 minutes. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 9m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 44m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 19m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 59m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 34m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 9m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 44m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 19m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 59m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 34m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 9m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 44m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 24m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 59m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 34m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 9m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 44m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 19m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 54m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 29m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 4m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 39m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 14m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 49m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 24m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 4m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 39m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 14m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 49m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 29m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 4m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 44m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 24m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 4m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 39m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M61 slip road to the M60 southbound .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 25 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

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

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