Overview
- National Highways has several overnight closures across Greater Manchester and other regions this weekend for resurfacing and improvement schemes, with the M4 westbound between J16 and J17 rescheduled to overnight work on Saturday and Sunday.
- A full-day closure is planned on the M6 southbound near J23 (Haydock) for a full-depth rebuild of lane 1 with lanes 1 and 2 shut and Sunday set as a back-up day to allow new surfacing to cool.
- An HGV fire between J36 (Kirkby Lonsdale) and J35 (Carnforth) first reported late on Friday has kept the M6 southbound closed into Saturday because the vehicle load keeps reigniting and crews say specialist recovery and resurfacing are needed before reopening.
- Emergency responses on Friday included an A1(M) collision near Bradbury that saw the air ambulance attend and one person taken to University Hospital of North Durham, and a concern-for-welfare incident on the M61 where a man was brought to safety and the road reopened.
- Drivers are being directed onto signed diversions and warned not to rely on sat‑navs because recovery and full-depth repairs can extend closures and create unsuitable local routes, with wider delays likely on this major freight artery.