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That's all from us
Hopefully the congestion will soon clear — that’s all from us for now but we’ll be back with any major traffic updates.
Good luck!
Traffic easing but still slow around Ainley Top
All lanes now opened
But there’s still queues - here’s the latest from Inrix:
Queueing traffic due to earlier accident on M62 Eastbound between J25 A644 (Brighouse) and J26 M606 / A58 (Chain Bar), congestion on M62 to J24 A629 (Ainley Top). All lanes have been re-opened. Lanes one and two (of four) were closed, affecting traffic travelling from Manchester towards Leeds.
Be prepared
Now the weather’s getting warmer, it’s important to make sure you carry a bottle of water in your car for situations like this — being stuck in traffic in a hot car with nothing to drink is not fun.
Traffic at a standstill
The black line show where traffic is at a standstill
Lanes one and two are closed
Update from our traffic partner Inrix:
Two lanes closed and queueing traffic due to accident on M62 Eastbound between J25 A644 (Brighouse) and J26 M606 / A58 (Chain Bar).
Lanes one and two (of four) are closed, affecting traffic travelling from Manchester towards Leeds.
There's been a crash eastbound
This just in from Highways England:
- Two lanes closed on the M62 eastbound between junctions J25 and J26
- Reason Road traffic collision
- Time To Clear The event is expected to clear between 12:30 and 12:45
- Return To Normal Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:30 and
Latest from Google Traffic
Might take some time for the queues to clear - here’s the latest image from Google Traffic
All lanes now open
All lanes re-opened and traffic easing, earlier vehicle fire on M62 Westbound between J25 A644 (Brighouse) and J24 A629 (Ainley Top).
Here's the latest
One lane blocked and very slow traffic due to vehicle fire on M62 Westbound between J25 A644 (Brighouse) and J24 A629 (Ainley Top).
Lane one (of four) is closed, affecting traffic travelling from Leeds towards Manchester.
