M6 and M61 delays: Live updates as two separate closures on the motorways in Lancashire are causing delays

Reporting on a seperate incident on the M6 northbound in Lancaster, Lancashire Police tweeted at 3:41am: “There is currently a closure Lane 1 of the exit slip road at Junction 34. Our colleagues at National Highways are currently managing this closure they will provide further updates when they can.”

At 9:05pm last night (Wednesday, December 6), National Highways North West warned of delays on the M61 due to a lane closure at the Clayton Brook Interchange which is due to last more than 24 hours.

Two separate closures on motorways in Lancashire this morning (Thursday, December 7) are expected to cause long delays.

There is a lane closure both at Junction 9 of the M61 (the Clayton Brook Interchange) and Junction 34 of the M6 (Lancaster).

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