Overview

• All eastbound lanes between junctions 8 and 9 reopened early on June 28 after overnight resurfacing work addressed road damage.
• Lancashire Police closed lanes one and two after a collision at about 1:39 pm on June 27 that flipped one vehicle and triggered a blaze.
• Fire crews from Burnley and Hyndburn used two breathing apparatus sets and a hose reel to extinguish the fire during a fifty-minute response.
• Traffic England reported delays of up to 40 minutes during the afternoon rush before normal conditions returned by mid-afternoon.
• National Highways and emergency services continue to coordinate real-time traffic management and rapid-response protocols across the motorway network.