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M61 Road Closures — Official Records & Permits

Current and upcoming M61 motorway closures. Full permit references, promoting organisations, and highway authority details.

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About the M61

Verified junction coverage

This profile summarises the verified junction records linked to the M61. It identifies the mapped junction coverage used on this page and does not claim a route length, endpoint, ownership or current traffic status.

Road reference

M61 motorway

Matched to the motorway reference on the verified junction records.

Mapped junctions

8 records

Junction references currently represented in the verified dataset.

Coordinate status

8 of 8 verified

Verified coordinates are retained as junction map points, not a route centreline.

Mapped context

2 county labels

7 nearby locality labels across the mapped junction records.

Route context for M61 closures

The live list below reports current and planned records associated with M61. Junction locations and closure locations remain separate map references.

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M61 — Live Statistics

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roadworks — M61 J4 JOIN SE, BOLTON
Manchester
mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 26 Aug 2026 22:36 Ends: 31 Aug 2026 23:00

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M61 Junctions

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J1

Worsley Interchange

Salford

J2

Worsley Braided Interchange

Bolton

J3

Kearsley Interchange

Farnworth

J4

Watergate Lane Interchange

Bolton

J5

Hunger Hill Interchange

Westhoughton

J6

Horwich Link Interchange

Horwich

J8

Chorley North Link Junction

Chorley

J9

Clayton Brook Interchange

South Ribble

Road Closures on the M61

Road Closures UK shows all 1 current and planned closures on the M61 motorway, sourced directly from National Highways' Transport Data Feeds and Street Manager. Each record includes the full permit reference number, the promoting organisation carrying out the works, the responsible highway authority, the work status, and whether a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order (TTRO) is required — information not available on Google Maps, Waze, or other traffic apps.

What the current M61 records show

All 1 record currently published for M61 is under way now. Recorded severity is medium (1). The latest scheduled end date on this page is 1 September.

Live closure details

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Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows all current and planned road closures on the M61, updated every 15 minutes from official UK government sources including Street Manager and National Highways. Click any closure to see full permit details, including the permit reference number, promoting organisation, and highway authority.
M61 road closure data comes from official UK sources: Street Manager (councils and utility companies), National Highways (motorways and major A-roads), D-TRO (Digital Traffic Regulation Orders), Traffic Scotland, Traffic Wales, and TrafficWatchNI. All data is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Road Closures UK shows M61 closures up to 90 days in advance. Street Manager permits are submitted by councils and utility companies before work begins, so you can often see closures weeks or months ahead of the start date.
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