National Highways has confirmed a series of overnight closures on Greater Manchester's motorways and major A-roads between Friday 9 October and Sunday 11 October. The affected routes include the M6, M60, M62, M56, M61 and A34.
Longer-term closures to note
Several longer-term closures remain in place. The A62 northbound and southbound at Gildersome through Northern roundabout will be closed 24/7 from 20:00 on 3 August 2026 to 06:00 on 31 October 2026. The M62 eastbound Jct 34 entry slip road will be closed 24/7 from 06:00 on 25 September 2026 to 06:00 on 25 April 2027.
Friday 9 October closures
On Friday, the M6 southbound will see carriageway closures between Jct 30 and M61 Jct 9 (21:00–06:00), Jct 16 to Jct 15 (21:00–06:00), and Jct 2 to Jct 1 (21:00–06:00). Link road closures will affect M6 to M1 southbound, M6 southbound to M62 eastbound, and M6 southbound to M62 westbound, all from 20:00 to 06:00. The M6 southbound Jct 45 entry slip road will close from 20:00 to 06:00.
The M60 will see anticlockwise carriageway closures between Jct 23 and Jct 21, plus entry slip road closures at Jct 23 and exit slip closures at Jct 22, all from 23:59 to 06:00. The M60 clockwise Jct 13 carriageway will close between exit and entry slip roads from 22:00 to 06:00, and Jct 3 exit slip roads in both directions will close from 21:00 to 06:00.
On the M62 eastbound, carriageway closures between Jct 22 and Jct 24, plus slip road closures at Jct 22, 23 and 24, will run from 20:00 to 06:00. M62 westbound closures between Jct 24 and Jct 22, with associated slip roads, will also run from 20:00 to 06:00. The M62 eastbound Jct 38 exit slip road will close from 20:00 to 06:00, and the M62 both directions Jct 33 Ferrybridge roundabout northern quadrant will close from 20:00 to 06:00.
Other Friday closures include the M56 westbound to M53 northbound link road (20:00–06:00), M56 eastbound Jct 7 entry slip (21:00–06:00), M56 eastbound Jct 12 exit and entry slip roads (21:00–06:00), M61 northbound Jct 4 exit and entry slip roads (21:00–06:00), M61 southbound Jct 9 exit slip (21:00–06:00), M61 southbound to M65 eastbound link road (21:00–06:00), M61 northbound Jct 8 carriageway between exit and entry slips (21:00–05:00), M66 northbound Jct 1 to A56 Bent Gate carriageway (21:00–05:00), and M67 eastbound and westbound closures between Jct 3 and Jct 4 (20:00–06:00). The A34 northbound Marcham to Abingdon carriageway will close from 21:00 to 06:00, the A56 northbound Edenfield entry slip and Bent Gate exit slip will close from 21:00 to 05:00, and the A6 southbound A6/A50 closure will run from 20:00 to 05:00.
Saturday 10 October closures
On Saturday, the M6 northbound will see a carriageway closure between Jct 32 and Jct 33 (22:00–06:00), a closure between Jct 5 and Jct 6 (22:00–06:00), and the Jct 5 turn around point emergency access road closure (22:00–06:00). The M6 northbound Jct 32 entry slip road will close from 21:00 to 06:00.
The M60 clockwise Jct 5 entry and exit slip roads will close from 21:00 to 06:00. The M60 anticlockwise Jct 19 link road, Jct 18 entry slip, and Jct 17 exit slip will close from 22:00 to 06:00. The M60 clockwise Jct 18 to M66 northbound link road, Jct 17 to 18 carriageway, Jct 17 entry slip, Jct 18 exit slip, and Jct 16 entry slip will close from 23:59 to 06:00.
Other Saturday closures include the M62 eastbound Jct 35 to M18 southbound link road (20:00–06:00), M62 westbound Jct 21 exit slip (21:00–06:00), M62 westbound Jct 18 to M60 Jct 17 carriageway (22:00–06:00), and the A5103 northbound Palatine entry slip (21:00–06:00).
Sunday 11 October closures
On Sunday, the M6 southbound Jct 45 entry slip road will close from 20:00 to 06:00, and the M6 southbound Jct 6 entry link from Salford Circus carriageway will close from 21:00 to 06:00. The M60 clockwise and anticlockwise to M62 westbound link roads will close from 22:00 to 06:00, and the M60 clockwise Jct 5 entry and exit slip roads will close from 21:00 to 06:00.
The M61 northbound Rivington exit and entry slip roads will close from 21:00 to 06:00. The M62 eastbound Jct 35 to M18 southbound link road will close from 20:00 to 06:00, the M62 westbound Jct 12 to 11 carriageway will close from 22:00 to 06:00, and the M62 westbound Jct 11 exit slip road will close from 22:00 to 06:00. The A5103 northbound Palatine entry slip road will close from 21:00 to 06:00.
