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M62 Junction 6 Traffic

Widnes & Tarbock · Tarbock · near Prescot

M62 J6 at 14:08 on Tuesday 3 November: part closure planned from 20:00.

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✅Nothing reported at M62 J6 right now.
Planned closures at M62 J6
🌙 Planned from 20:00 until 06:00 Wed 4 Nov
M62 eastbound jct 6 entry slip road closure
→ EastboundPart closure
🌙 Planned from 20:00 until 05:00 Wed 4 Nov
M62 westbound jct 6 exit slip road closure
⇅ Both directionsPart closure
🌙 Planned from 20:00 until 05:00 Wed 4 Nov
M62 jct 6 roundabout closure between A5300 southbound to jct 6 eastbound exit slip road
⇅ Both directionsPart closure

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

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Is M62 junction 6 closed? Quick answers

Checked 14:08 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M62 junction 6 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M62 junction 6 at 14:08.

Is M62 junction 6 closed tonight?

No full closures. M62 junction 6 stays open tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00). 4 lane or slip road closures are planned: both directions jct 6 roundabout closure between A5300 southbound to jct 6 eastbound exit slip road, 20:00 to 05:00; and both directions jct 6 Roundabout Westside from Knowsley Expressway to Windby Arbour Northbound, 20:00 to 05:00 and 2 more.

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Is M62 junction 6 closed this weekend?

No full closures. M62 junction 6 stays open this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00). 4 lane or slip road closures are planned: both directions jct 6 roundabout closure between A5300 southbound to jct 6 eastbound exit slip road, Fri 20:00 to 05:00; and both directions jct 6 Roundabout Westside from Knowsley Expressway to Windby Arbour Northbound, Fri 20:00 to 05:00 and 2 more.

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Is there an accident at M62 junction 6 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M62 junction 6 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 M62 J6 is

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

📍 Heading to… from M62 J6

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 M62 at J6

60Collisions
2Fatal
7Serious
104Casualties
46
Around the middle
Ranked 299 of 556 UK junctions on record · 20 of 29 on the M62

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 1,670 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 M62 itself, within 2 miles of J6. 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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❓ M62 J6 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M62 junction 6?

M62 J6 is at Widnes & Tarbock. National Highways signs it as Tarbock. The nearest town is Prescot.

Is there an accident at M62 J6?

No — as of 14:08 National Highways list nothing at M62 J6. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M62 junction 6 closed?

Not right now. Planned: M62 eastbound jct 6 entry slip road closure, from 20:00 until 06:00 Wed 4 Nov.

How many accidents happen at M62 junction 6?

Police STATS19 records show 60 collisions on the M62 within 2 miles of J6, including 2 fatal and 7 serious. Counting every road in the area, 1,670 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 299 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

What is near M62 junction 6?

Within 15 miles of M62 J6: Mersey Gateway Bridge (crossing, Runcorn / Widnes), about 4.5 miles south-east in a straight line; Liverpool John Lennon Airport (airport, Speke, Liverpool), about 6 miles south-west in a straight line; Gulliver's World (theme park, Warrington), about 6.5 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 9.5 miles west in a straight line.

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📍 Towns near this junction

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