Overview
- Traffic on the M6 southbound was forced through three-lane closures after overnight maintenance overran its 6:00am end time, producing delays of more than two hours and around six miles of congestion before lanes were removed and reopened.
- A separate northbound crash on the M6 between J20 and J21 partially blocked the carriageway during the same morning, adding to queues while emergency crews cleared the scene.
- An overturned vehicle on the M56 eastbound between J10 and J9 held all eastbound traffic for about an hour and caused multi‑mile queues before recovery crews reopened the carriageway and traffic gradually returned to normal.
- An overturned lorry at the Clayton Brook Interchange (M61/M65) overnight left the driver seriously injured and kept the M61 northbound exit slip and part of the roundabout closed while specialist recovery and safety inspections continued on July 10.
- National Highways, Inrix and police issued rolling live updates and urged drivers to allow extra time or use alternative routes because closures at key junctions linking the M6, M56, M61 and M65 create fast-moving knock-on congestion across the regional network.