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M6 rush hour lane closures between junctions 28 and 27

A lorry has burst its tyre on the M6 southbound this morning, forcing police to close a lane between Leyland and Standish.
By Matthew Calderbank
Published 22nd Aug 2019, 08:03 BST- 1 min read
Updated 22nd Aug 2019, 09:03 BST
There is currently 1 lane closed on the M6 from J28 (Leyland, B5256) towards J27 (Standish, Parbold) to allow a fitter to safely change the offside tyre on a lorry.There is currently 1 lane closed on the M6 from J28 (Leyland, B5256) towards J27 (Standish, Parbold) to allow a fitter to safely change the offside tyre on a lorry.
There is currently 1 lane closed on the M6 from J28 (Leyland, B5256) towards J27 (Standish, Parbold) to allow a fitter to safely change the offside tyre on a lorry.

The ten-mile stretch of M6 between junctions 28 (Leyland) and 27 (Standish, Parbold) has been closed to allow a fitter to safely change the offside tyre on a lorry.

It means the M6 southbound is reduced to two lanes during morning rush hour, with Highways England expecting the tyre change to be completed by 8.30am.

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Traffic officers are on the scene to safeguard the tyre fitter and reduced speed limits might be in force.

Congestion is building on the approach to junction 28, with a heavy queue of traffic for the M6 southbound slip road at Leyland.