The M62 in Greater Manchester is closed eastbound between J20 and J21 near Rochdale due to emergency central reservation barrier repairs following an earlier collision. 
RoadM62
SeveritySevere
StatusCleared
DirectionEastbound
Started20:58, 4 Jul 2026
Cleared05:05, 5 Jul 2026
Incident timeline
First report
The M62 in Greater Manchester is closed eastbound between J20 and J21 near Rochdale due to emergency central reservation barrier repairs following an earlier collision. 
Update
The M62 in Greater Manchester is closed eastbound between J20 and J21 near Rochdale due to emergency central reservation barrier repairs following an earlier collision. 
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 42m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The M62 in Greater Manchester is closed eastbound between J20 and J21 near Rochdale due to emergency central reservation barrier repairs following an earlier collision. 
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 17m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The M62 in Greater Manchester is closed eastbound between J20 and J21 near Rochdale due to emergency central reservation barrier repairs following an earlier collision. 
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 52m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The M62 in Greater Manchester is closed eastbound between J20 and J21 near Rochdale due to emergency central reservation barrier repairs following an earlier collision. 
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 27m. Monitoring continues.
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The M62 in Greater Manchester is closed eastbound between J20 and J21 near Rochdale due to emergency central reservation barrier repairs following an earlier collision. 
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 2m. Monitoring continues.
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The M62 in Greater Manchester is closed eastbound between J20 and J21 near Rochdale due to emergency central reservation barrier repairs following an earlier collision. 
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 37m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The M62 in Greater Manchester is closed eastbound between J20 and J21 near Rochdale due to emergency central reservation barrier repairs following an earlier collision. 
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 12m. Monitoring continues.
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The M62 in Greater Manchester is closed eastbound between J20 and J21 near Rochdale due to emergency central reservation barrier repairs following an earlier collision. 
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 47m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The M62 in Greater Manchester is closed eastbound between J20 and J21 near Rochdale due to emergency central reservation barrier repairs following an earlier collision. 
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 22m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The M62 in Greater Manchester is closed eastbound between J20 and J21 near Rochdale due to emergency central reservation barrier repairs following an earlier collision. 
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 57m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The M62 in Greater Manchester is closed eastbound between J20 and J21 near Rochdale due to emergency central reservation barrier repairs following an earlier collision. 
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 32m. Monitoring continues.
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The M62 in Greater Manchester is closed eastbound between J20 and J21 near Rochdale due to emergency central reservation barrier repairs following an earlier collision. 
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 7m. Monitoring continues.
Update
✅ Incident cleared — M62 reopened at 05:05 on 5 Jul 2026. Total disruption: 8h 7m. All lanes open, traffic returning to normal.
Final update
The M62 in Greater Manchester is closed eastbound between J20 and J21 near Rochdale due to emergency central reservation barrier repairs following an earlier collision. 
Wording from National Highways, recorded as it changed.
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