M60 Junction 15 to Junction 16
A short, heavily loaded link on the north-eastern side of the ring, carrying a high proportion of goods traffic.
How busy is the M60 between Junction 15 and Junction 16?
The Department for Transport counts traffic on this stretch — a length of 1.1 miles. These are the 2025 figures.
| Measure | Per day |
|---|---|
| All motor vehicles | 172,088 |
| Cars and taxis | 123,014 |
| Lorries (HGVs) | 18,533 — 10.8% of all traffic |
| Length of this stretch | 1.1 miles |
© M60Traffic.co.uk · Statistics from the Department for Transport
That makes it the 2nd busiest measured stretch of the M60, and the 3rd 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 15 and 16
Incidents and roadworks between Junction 14 and Junction 17 that we are aware of.
Mobile hardshoulder closure Clockwise and Anticlockwise
19:09 (7:09pm)31 Oct 2026reported 3 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 15 and 16 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 19:12 (7:12pm) Sat 31 Oct 2026