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M61 Junction 9 Traffic

Bamber Bridge & Clayton-le-Woods · M65 Interchange · near Leyland

M61 J9 at 15:16 on Tuesday 3 November: 2 nearby.

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🚨 Live at M61 J9 right now

Checked 15:16 · auto-refresh
✅Nothing reported at M61 J9 right now.
Nearby on the M61
🔨 Roadworks · Roadworks
The M61 northbound at junction J8. Resurfacing. All lanes will be closed. The hard shoulder, lanes one, two and three will be closed. From 21:00 on 05 November 2026 to 0…
↑ NorthboundJ81 junction away
Reported 15:07 · 7 min ago
🔨 Roadworks · Roadworks
The M61 northbound between junctions J6 and J8. Resurfacing. There will be two of three lanes closed. Lanes one and two will be closed. From 20:00 on 16 November 2026 to…
↑ NorthboundJ6–J81 junction away
Reported 15:07 · 7 min ago

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Is M61 junction 9 closed? Quick answers

Checked 15:16 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M61 junction 9 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M61 junction 9 at 15:16.

Is M61 junction 9 closed tonight?

No. No closures are planned at M61 junction 9 tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00).

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Is M61 junction 9 closed this weekend?

No full closures. M61 junction 9 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 9 entry slip road closure, Sat 21:00 to 05:00; and Northbound Jct 9 entry slip road closure, Sun 21:00 to 05:00.

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Is there an accident at M61 junction 9 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M61 junction 9 since midnight.

M61 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 M61 J9 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Leyland, Chorley, Preston, Darwen.

📍 Heading to… from M61 J9

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 M61 at J9

110Collisions
2Fatal
28Serious
215Casualties
85
Far worse than most
Ranked 85 of 556 UK junctions on record · 1 of 8 on the M61

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 1,850 collisions are on record, 22 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 M61 itself, within 2 miles of J9. 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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❓ M61 J9 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M61 junction 9?

M61 J9 is at Bamber Bridge & Clayton-le-Woods. National Highways signs it as M65 Interchange. The nearest town is Leyland.

Is there an accident at M61 J9?

Not at M61 J9 itself as of 15:16. Nearby, National Highways report: The M61 northbound at junction J8. Resurfacing. All lanes will be closed. The hard shoulder, lanes one, two and three will be closed. From 21:00 on 05 November 2026 to 05:00 on 06 November 2026. Pend… (1 junction away).

Is M61 junction 9 closed?

No closure is listed at M61 J9 as of 15:16.

How many accidents happen at M61 junction 9?

Police STATS19 records show 110 collisions on the M61 within 2 miles of J9, including 2 fatal and 28 serious. Counting every road in the area, 1,850 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 85 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

What is near M61 junction 9?

Within 15 miles of M61 J9: Ewood Park (stadium, Blackburn), about 6.5 miles north-east in a straight line.

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📍 Towns near this junction

Leyland 2.2 mi Chorley 2.5 mi Preston 5.8 mi Darwen 7 mi

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