Overview

• A crash on the M62 eastbound between junctions 11 and 12 closed one lane earlier, with queues stretching past the M6, and all lanes later reopened with long delays still reported.
• National Highways cited severe congestion on the M62 between junctions 9 and 11 and indicated normal conditions were likely between 10:15am and 10:30am with delays of about 30 minutes.
• Traffic on the M61 southbound was briefly held after a collision between junctions 5 and 4 near Westhoughton, with queues around the Swinton Interchange easing by mid‑morning.
• Greater Manchester Police resolved a concern for welfare on the A666 St Peter’s Way, where the northbound side was closed between Raikes Lane and Bradford Street before reopening and causing earlier bus delays.
• Live updates from Inrix and Google showed knock‑on congestion across linked routes, following a similar M62 westbound incident near Rochdale on Monday that cleared but left residual queues.