M6 Junction 26 Traffic

🚨 Live at M6 J26 right now

Checked 14:08 · auto-refresh

✅Nothing reported at M6 J26 right now.

Planned closures at M6 J26

🌙 Planned from 21:00 until 06:00 Wed 4 Nov

M6 Northbound Jct 26 exit slip road closure

↑ NorthboundPart closure

🌙 Planned from 21:00 tomorrow until 06:00 Thu 5 Nov

M6 Northbound Jct 26 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 M6 junction 26 closed? Quick answers

Checked 14:08 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M6 junction 26 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M6 junction 26 at 14:08.

Is M6 junction 26 closed tonight?

No full closures. M6 junction 26 stays open tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00). 1 lane or slip road closure is planned: Northbound Jct 26 exit slip road closure, 21:00 to 06:00.

Tonight: every M6 closure ›

Is M6 junction 26 closed this weekend?

No full closures. M6 junction 26 stays open this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00). 2 lane or slip road closures are planned: northbound jct 26 entry slip road closed, Sat 21:00 to 05:00; and northbound jct 26 exit slip road closure, Sat 21:00 to 05:00.

This weekend: every M6 closure ›

Is there an accident at M6 junction 26 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M6 junction 26 since midnight.

M6 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 M6 J26 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Wigan, Skelmersdale, Chorley, Atherton.

📍 Heading to… from M6 J26

Also near this junction

Gulliver's World Theme park · Warrington, Cheshire 11 miles south in a straight line 🧭 Directions Cheshire traffic

Aintree Racecourse Racecourse · Aintree, Merseyside 13 miles south-west in a straight line 🧭 Directions Merseyside traffic

Ewood Park Stadium · Blackburn, Lancashire 13 miles north-east in a straight line 🧭 Directions Lancashire traffic

Trafford Centre Shopping · Trafford Park, Greater Manchester 15 miles south-east in a straight line 🧭 Directions Greater Manchester traffic

Mersey Gateway Bridge Crossing · Runcorn / Widnes, Cheshire 15 miles south in a straight line 🧭 Directions Cheshire traffic

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 M6 at J26

6Collisions

0Fatal

1Serious

9Casualties

Among the lowest recorded

Ranked 552 of 556 UK junctions on record · 49 of 49 on the M6

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 1,024 collisions are on record, 17 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 M6 itself, within 2 miles of J26. This is the free summary — the full breakdown by severity, weather, road surface, time of day and individual record is in the blackspot report.

📊 Full collision analysis for M6 J26 → 49 of 49 junctions on the M6 · see where it ranks nationally

❓ M6 J26 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M6 junction 26?

M6 J26 is at Standish & Wigan. National Highways signs it as Standish. The nearest town is Wigan.

Is there an accident at M6 J26?

No — as of 14:08 National Highways list nothing at M6 J26. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M6 junction 26 closed?

Not right now. Planned: M6 Northbound Jct 26 exit slip road closure, from 21:00 until 06:00 Wed 4 Nov.

How many accidents happen at M6 junction 26?

Police STATS19 records show 6 collisions on the M6 within 2 miles of J26, including 0 fatal and 1 serious. Counting every road in the area, 1,024 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 552 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

What is near M6 junction 26?

Within 15 miles of M6 J26: Gulliver's World (theme park, Warrington), about 11 miles south in a straight line; Aintree Racecourse (racecourse, Aintree), about 13 miles south-west in a straight line; Ewood Park (stadium, Blackburn), about 13 miles north-east in a straight line; Trafford Centre (shopping, Trafford Park), about 15 miles south-east in a straight line; Mersey Gateway Bridge (crossing, Runcorn / Widnes), about 15 miles south in a straight line.

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📍 Towns near this junction

Wigan 1.9 mi Skelmersdale 4.9 mi Chorley 6.3 mi Atherton 7.5 mi

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