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M57 Junction 1 Traffic

Huyton & Tarbock · Tarbock · near Prescot

M57 J1 at 15:17 on Tuesday 3 November: part closure until 05:00 Sun 31 Jan · part closure until 06:00 Sun 31 Jan.

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🚨 Live at M57 J1 right now

Checked 15:17 · auto-refresh
✅Nothing reported at M57 J1 right now.
Planned closures at M57 J1
🛑 Closed now until 05:00 Sun 31 Jan
M57 Southbound Jct 1 exit slip road closure
↓ SouthboundPart closure
🛑 Closed now until 06:00 Sun 31 Jan
M57 northbound jct 1 entry slip road closure
↑ NorthboundPart closure

Straight from National Highways, re-checked every 3 minutes while this page is open.

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Is M57 junction 1 closed? Quick answers

Checked 15:17 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M57 junction 1 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M57 junction 1 at 15:17.

Is M57 junction 1 closed tonight?

No full closures. M57 junction 1 stays open tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00). 2 lane or slip road closures are planned: Southbound Jct 1 exit slip road closure, since Tue 27 May 05:00, until Sun 31 Jan 05:00; and northbound jct 1 entry slip road closure, since Wed 2 Sep 20:00, until Sun 31 Jan 06:00.

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Is M57 junction 1 closed this weekend?

No full closures. M57 junction 1 stays open this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00). 2 lane or slip road closures are planned: Southbound Jct 1 exit slip road closure, since Tue 27 May 05:00, until Sun 31 Jan 05:00; and northbound jct 1 entry slip road closure, since Wed 2 Sep 20:00, until Sun 31 Jan 06:00.

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Is there an accident at M57 junction 1 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M57 junction 1 since midnight.

M57 accidents today and yesterday ›

Answers use official data only: the National Highways live incident feed and their planned closure report. A closure is counted here when National Highways name this junction or a stretch that runs through it.

🗺️ Where M57 J1 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Prescot, Huyton, Widnes, Runcorn.

📍 Heading to… from M57 J1

Places and the junctions they are reached from are kept by our team; distances are measured in a straight line from the junction, not along the road.

⚠️ Collision record on the M57 at J1

21Collisions
0Fatal
4Serious
39Casualties
5
Among the lowest recorded
Ranked 527 of 556 UK junctions on record · 7 of 7 on the M57

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 1,825 collisions are on record, 14 of them fatal. That figure follows how built-up the area is, so it is shown for context and is not what the ranking uses.

Department for Transport STATS19 police collision records on the M57 itself, within 2 miles of J1. This is the free summary — the full breakdown by severity, weather, road surface, time of day and individual record is in the blackspot report.

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❓ M57 J1 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M57 junction 1?

M57 J1 is at Huyton & Tarbock. National Highways signs it as Tarbock. The nearest town is Prescot.

Is there an accident at M57 J1?

No — as of 15:17 National Highways list nothing at M57 J1. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M57 junction 1 closed?

Partly — M57 Southbound Jct 1 exit slip road closure, until 05:00 Sun 31 Jan (as of 15:17).

How many accidents happen at M57 junction 1?

Police STATS19 records show 21 collisions on the M57 within 2 miles of J1, including 0 fatal and 4 serious. Counting every road in the area, 1,825 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 527 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

What is near M57 junction 1?

Within 15 miles of M57 J1: Mersey Gateway Bridge (crossing, Runcorn / Widnes), about 4 miles south-east in a straight line; Liverpool John Lennon Airport (airport, Speke, Liverpool), about 5 miles south-west in a straight line; Gulliver's World (theme park, Warrington), about 7 miles east in a straight line; Anfield (stadium, Liverpool), about 8 miles west in a straight line; Aintree Racecourse (racecourse, Aintree), about 8.5 miles north-west in a straight line; Queensway Tunnel (crossing, Liverpool / Birkenhead), about 9 miles west in a straight line.

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📍 Towns near this junction

Prescot 2.6 mi Huyton 2.7 mi Widnes 3 mi Runcorn 4.1 mi

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