M60 Junction 19: Heywood / Middleton
M60 J19: Rhodes Interchange, beside the village of Rhodes, with Boothroyden and Higher Blackley also close and Middleton about a mile and a half east. The A576 and A6045 meet here, with Heywood Old Road, Manchester Old Road and Middleton Road.
Alkrington Hall is about a mile and a half east and Moto Birch Services about two miles north. The Museum of Transport Greater Manchester is about two and a half miles south.
Simister Interchange (J18) is about a mile west, and Alkrington Interchange (J20) about a mile east.
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How busy is the M60 at junction 19?
The Department for Transport counts the traffic on the stretch either side of this junction. In 2025 the stretch from J19 to J18 carried 122,752 vehicles a day, the 13th busiest of the 14 junction-to-junction stretches we publish for the M60.
| Stretch | All vehicles | Lorries | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| J19 to J18 | 122,752 | 5,612 | 1.4 |
Collisions near junction 19
The police recorded 2 injury collisions on the M60 within about 2.5 km of this junction in 2024 and 2025 (1 serious, 1 slight); 1 in the morning or evening rush hour. Source: Department for Transport road safety data (STATS19).
- Junction M60 J19
- Signed for A576 · Heywood / Middleton
- Next junction clockwise J20, Chadderton / Rochdale
- Next junction anticlockwise J18, Simister Island (M62 to Leeds, M66 to Bury)
Live traffic at M60 junction 19
The speed strip below shows the M60 around junction 19, both directions, from National Highways’ live data, checked every five minutes.
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Around M60 Junction 19: Towns and Places on the Map
| Place | What it is | From the junction |
|---|---|---|
| The Temple | Attraction | Under a mile south-west |
| Heaton Park Fair Ground | Attraction | About 1 mile south-west |
| Alkrington Hall | Historic house or castle | About 1.5 miles east |
| Moto Birch Services | Motorway services | About 2 miles north |
| Harpurhey Shopping Centre | Shopping | About 2 miles south-east |
| Museum of Transport Greater Manchester | Attraction | About 2.5 miles south |
| Broadhurst Park | Venue | About 3 miles south-east |
| Foxdenton Hall | Historic house or castle | About 3 miles east |
Junctions either side
Live traffic news at M60 Junction 19
Incidents and roadworks between Junction 18 and Junction 20 that we are aware of.
Mobile hardshoulder closure Clockwise and Anticlockwise
01:36 (1:36am)22 Oct 2026reported 31 min ago
- Location
- M60 anti-clockwise between J1 and J27
- Direction
- Anticlockwise
- Lanes closed
- Hard shoulder closed
- Reason
- Litter clearance
- Schedule
- 09:00 (9am) Tue 7 Apr 2026 → 23:59 (11:59pm) Thu 1 Apr 2027
This is the news for Junction 19 only, not the whole M60. For the rest of the motorway see all the latest M60 traffic news, the overhead signs and the speed limits in force now.
Updated 02:07 (2:07am) Thu 22 Oct 2026