M60 Junction 1 to Junction 27
Where the ring closes. A busy stretch, but a notably car-dominated one — the lorry share here is a fraction of what it is on the northern side.
How busy is the M60 between Junction 1 and Junction 27?
The Department for Transport counts traffic on this stretch — a length of 1.2 miles. These are the 2025 figures.
| Measure | Per day |
|---|---|
| All motor vehicles | 154,520 |
| Cars and taxis | 122,859 |
| Lorries (HGVs) | 6,316 — 4.1% of all traffic |
| Length of this stretch | 1.2 miles |
© M60Traffic.co.uk · Statistics from the Department for Transport
That makes it the 6th busiest measured stretch of the M60, and the 8th busiest for lorries. The M60 is counted at 40 separate points — see the M60 junction by junction.
Traffic count figures on this page are from the Department for Transport road traffic statistics, 2025.
Live traffic news at M60 Junctions 27 and 1
Incidents and roadworks between the junctions around Junctions 27 and 1 that we are aware of.
Mobile hardshoulder closure Clockwise and Anticlockwise
20:09 (8:09pm)31 Oct 2026reported 8 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 Junctions 27 and 1 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 20:17 (8:17pm) Sat 31 Oct 2026