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The M62 is the main route across the Pennines connecting the major cities and towns of Yorkshire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside. It was built in stages between and It is miles long and the motorway's highest point, 1, feet m above sea level at Windy Hill, is the highest point of any motorway in England. Sign up to our newsletter for free updates and breaking news by email. Click here for traffic and travel news Join our M62 Traffic and Travel group. This is why it's so beautiful living in the middle of the M62 Why the M62 suddenly ends at a Yorkshire city The M62 house, the truth on why it is in the middle of the motorway and the stubborn farmer myth.

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M62 crash shuts motorway lanes near Ainley Top.

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Drivers were being warned of delays following the collision on the westbound carriageway between J22 and J Pictures from motorway cameras show long queues following the collision just before 9am. All traffic was stopped for around 20 minutes before one lane re-opened just before 9am. There were still two lanes shut until after midday, though, with queues of up to four miles. We are ending our live coverage of this incident here. All three lanes are now open and congestion has eased. Manchester United are playing at Old Trafford at 3. Thousands of football fans are due to descend on the area later this afternoon. Due to the collision earlier today, traffic has been building between junction 21 and junction There is still approx.

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Emergency services are responding to a multi-vehicle crash on the M62 near Rochdale and Oldham this afternoon. Three lanes have been shut on the eastbound carriageway between junction 21 for Milnrow and junction 22 for Saddleworth following the collision, which occurred at around Highways North West reports that there is currently around ten miles of congestion following the incident. A tweet posted by National Highways said: "3 lanes are closed on the M62 eastbound between J21 Milnrow and J22 Saddleworth due to a collision. It is the second incident to occur on the eastbound motorway this morning, following an earlier crash between junction eight and Burtonwood and junction nine for Warrington. That incident cleared just after 9am. We are going to end the live blog here.

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Schedule : From on 17 March to on 18 March Tragic Audi driver killed in wrong-way M62 horror crash with lorry is named and pictured locally. Period : from on 14 March to on 15 March Electric car's brakes fail on M62 motorway as police forced to ram car off road. Older Comments. Lane Closures : Lanes 3 and 4 will be closed. Reason : Emergency barrier repairs are planned. Reason : Emergency roadworks are planned. West Yorkshire Police. Lane Closures : Lanes 1, 2 and 3 are closed. Period : from on 14 March to on 23 March Reason : Barrier repairs are planned. Lane Closures : Lane one will be closed. Schedule : From on 8 April to on 9 April

All traffic was held 'temporarily' on the eastbound stretch of the motorway near Milnrow, Rochdale - towards Leeds. We'll be bringing you the latest updates from this breaking news story in our blog below. The M62 will now be closed overnight due to resurfacing work, according to traffic monitoring service Inrix.

Period : from on 14 March to on 15 March Information: Very heavy congestion on M62 Eastbound at Junction 20 due to workforce on the road. Location : The M62 eastbound between junctions J10 and J Location : The M62 westbound between junctions J11 and J Location : The M62 eastbound between junctions J6 and J7. Reason : Road repairs. M62 shut due to wrong way fatal crash and local roads gridlocked. Period : expect disruption until on 15 March Schedule : From on 25 March to on 27 April Reason : Emergency roadworks are planned. Schedule : From on 8 April to on 9 April Lane Closures : Lane one will be closed.