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M60 Junction 17 Traffic

Prestwich & Whitefield · Prestwich · near Prestwich

M60 J17 at 14:18 on Tuesday 3 November: part closure planned from 00:45 tomorrow.

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🚨 Live at M60 J17 right now

Checked 14:18 · auto-refresh
✅Nothing reported at M60 J17 right now.
Planned closures at M60 J17
🌙 Planned from 00:45 tomorrow until 06:00 Wed 4 Nov
M60 anticlockwise jct 17 exit slip road closure
↺ Anti-clockwisePart closure

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

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Is M60 junction 17 closed? Quick answers

Checked 14:18 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M60 junction 17 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M60 junction 17 at 14:18.

Is M60 junction 17 closed tonight?

No full closures. M60 junction 17 stays open tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00). 1 lane or slip road closure is planned: anticlockwise jct 17 exit slip road closure, 00:45 to 06:00.

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Is M60 junction 17 closed this weekend?

No. No closures are planned at M60 junction 17 this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00).

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Is there an accident at M60 junction 17 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M60 junction 17 since midnight.

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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 M60 J17 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Prestwich, Swinton, Salford, Manchester.

🎟️ Events near M60 J17 this week

Matches and events from National Highways, the football fixture lists and our team. Start and kick-off times are the source's own and can change. All event traffic this week ›

📍 Heading to… from M60 J17

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 M60 at J17

159Collisions
4Fatal
16Serious
251Casualties
92
Far worse than most
Ranked 48 of 556 UK junctions on record · 2 of 25 on the M60

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 2,758 collisions are on record, 38 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 M60 itself, within 2 miles of J17. 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 M60 J17 → 2 of 25 junctions on the M60 · see where it ranks nationally

❓ M60 J17 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M60 junction 17?

M60 J17 is at Prestwich & Whitefield. National Highways signs it as Prestwich. The nearest town is Prestwich.

Is there an accident at M60 J17?

No — as of 14:18 National Highways list nothing at M60 J17. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M60 junction 17 closed?

Not right now. Planned: M60 anticlockwise jct 17 exit slip road closure, from 00:45 tomorrow until 06:00 Wed 4 Nov.

How many accidents happen at M60 junction 17?

Police STATS19 records show 159 collisions on the M60 within 2 miles of J17, including 4 fatal and 16 serious. Counting every road in the area, 2,758 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 48 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

What is near M60 junction 17?

Within 15 miles of M60 J17: Heaton Park (events venue, Manchester), about 1 mile east in a straight line; AO Arena (events venue, Manchester), about 3.5 miles south-east in a straight line; Old Trafford (stadium, Stretford), about 4.5 miles south in a straight line; Etihad Stadium (stadium, Manchester (Etihad Campus)), about 4.5 miles south-east in a straight line; Trafford Centre (shopping, Trafford Park), about 5 miles south-west in a straight line; Manchester Airport (airport, Manchester), about 12 miles south in a straight line.

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📍 Towns near this junction

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