M60 Junction 23: Ashton-under-Lyne / Openshaw
M60 J23: Snipe Interchange is where the A635 and the A6140 Lord Sheldon Way meet the motorway, with Moss Way and Manchester Road close by. Just south of the junction are the three large Audenshaw Reservoirs, about a mile away, with the town of Audenshaw beside them, and the area all round is largely residential. Guide Bridge and Ashton-under-Lyne are also close.
Tameside Stadium is about a mile north, and the Museum of the Manchester Regiment about a mile and a half north-east. Gorton station is about two miles south-west and the National Speedway Stadium about three miles south-west.
Denton (J24) is about two miles south; Hollinwood Interchange (J22) nearer three miles north.
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How busy is the M60 at junction 23?
The Department for Transport does not publish a separate count for the stretches either side of junction 23. The nearest counted stretch is J26 to J25, with 125,559 vehicles a day in 2025. Every count point is on our page how busy is the M60.
Collisions near junction 23
The police recorded 5 injury collisions on the M60 within about 2.5 km of this junction in 2024 and 2025 (1 serious, 4 slight); 2 on a wet or icy road; 2 in darkness; 1 in the morning or evening rush hour. These are the police-reported figures published by the Department for Transport (STATS19).
- Junction M60 J23
- Signed for A635 · Ashton-under-Lyne / Openshaw
- Next junction clockwise J24, Denton interchange (M67 to Hyde & the Peak)
- Next junction anticlockwise J22, Hollinwood / Oldham
Live traffic at M60 junction 23
The speed strip below shows the M60 around junction 23, both directions, from National Highways’ live data, checked every five minutes.
Live traffic speed flow: M60 Junctions 22 to 24
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Around M60 Junction 23: Towns and Places on the Map
| Place | What it is | From the junction |
|---|---|---|
| Tameside Stadium | Venue | About 1 mile north |
| Museum of the Manchester Regiment | Attraction | About 1.5 miles north-east |
| Gorton | Railway station | About 2 miles south-west |
| Hurst Cross | Venue | About 2 miles north-east |
| Clayton Hall | Attraction | About 2.5 miles west |
| Vestacare Stadium | Venue | About 2.5 miles north |
| National Speedway Stadium | Venue | About 3 miles south-west |
| Bower Fold | Venue | About 3 miles east |
Junctions either side
Live traffic news at M60 Junction 23
Incidents and roadworks between Junction 22 and Junction 24 that we are aware of.
M60 Clockwise lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 41/1 to 43/5)
01:36 (1:36am)22 Oct 2026reported 31 min ago
- Location
- M60 clockwise within J22
- Direction
- Clockwise
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Roadworks
- Schedule
- 20:21 (8:21pm) Wed 21 Oct 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Thu 22 Oct 2026
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Updated 02:07 (2:07am) Thu 22 Oct 2026