Overnight closures start tonight as long-running M6 upgrade continues

The company is adding extra emergency areas, new technology and a lane in each direction to the motorway between junctions 21a and junction 26. It is also resurfacing all four lanes of the carriageway across sections of the route between Croft and Orrell interchanges.

Most daytime activities on the project have now been completed with overnight work continuing to install gantry signs, other signs and to resurface what will be the new lanes two and three of the motorway.

Due to the size of the equipment required for the resurfacing there will be a series of 9pm to 6am overnight carriageway closures over the next few weeks:

M6 northbound junction 21a to 22 – closed Thursday 18 and Friday 19 July.

M6 southbound junction 22 to 21a - closed Monday 15 and Tuesday 16 July

M6 northbound junction 22 to 23 - closed Thursday 11 and Tuesday 16 July

M6 southbound junction 23 to 22 – closed Wednesday 10 and Friday 12 July

M6 northbound junction 23 to 26 - closed tonight (Wednesday 3 July), tomorrow night (Thursday 4 July), Saturday morning (6 July - 12.30am to 6am: timings to accommodate people leaving an event at Haydock Park late on Friday night, 5 July), Monday (8 July) and Wednesday 17 July

M6 southbound junction 26 to 23 - closed Tuesday (9 July)

The precise dates and times of the work may be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances. Clearly signed diversions will be in place overnight when a carriageway is closed.

The M6 upgrade, between junction 21a at Croft near Warrington in Cheshire and junction 26 at Orrell in Wigan, started in March 2021 and was due to be completed this spring but is now likely to open in Spring 2025.

More information, including details of the diversion routes, is available on the M6 upgrade project webpage.

National Highways is the wholly government-owned company responsible for modernising, maintaining and operating England’s motorways and major A roads.