Greater Manchester's motorways meet on the M60 ring road, with the M62, M61, M56 and M602 feeding in and the M56 serving Manchester Airport. Match days at Old Trafford and the Etihad, the Trafford Centre and AO Arena events all add traffic - and there is no Clean Air Zone charge for driving here.
Busiest stretches in Greater Manchester this month
Where National Highways recorded the most unplanned incidents in the last 30 days: collisions, breakdowns, obstructions and queues. Roadworks are not counted.
1THE A57 EASTBOUND BETWEEN JUNCTIONS WITH THE M67 AND A6018near Stalybridgemostly queues26incidents
2THE M61 SOUTHBOUND EXIT SLIP AT JUNCTION J1near Swintonmostly queues20incidents
3THE M602 WESTBOUND BETWEEN JUNCTIONS J2 AND J1near Ecclesmostly queues12incidents
4THE M61 SOUTHBOUND BETWEEN JUNCTIONS J4 AND J3near Boltonmostly queues11incidents
5THE M67 EASTBOUND BETWEEN JUNCTIONS J3 AND J4near Hydemostly queues10incidents
Most incidents in Greater Manchester started between 06:00 and 09:00 UK TIME (47% of them).
Main roads in Greater Manchester
Live counts inside the county. Tap a road for its own live page.
Are there any accidents in Greater Manchester today?
No incidents are being reported on Greater Manchester's motorways and major A-roads right now (checked 12:50).
Are any roads closed in Greater Manchester?
No roads are fully closed in Greater Manchester right now. Checked 12:50.
How many roadworks are there in Greater Manchester?
There are 0 roadworks listed in Greater Manchester at the moment. Tap "Roadworks" above the list to see where each one is and when it clears.
Where does this information come from?
Incidents, closures and roadworks come from National Highways. Reports from drivers are shown as "Community report". Greater Manchester here means Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan.
On a motorway? If you can, get onto the hard shoulder or into an emergency area, leave by the left-hand doors and wait behind the barrier. Stuck in a live lane: stay in the car with your seatbelt on and hazard lights on, and call 999.
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