M60 Junction 17 to Junction 18
One of the busiest sections on the northern side of the ring, and one of the longer measured links on a motorway made up mostly of very short ones.
How busy is the M60 between Junction 17 and Junction 18?
The Department for Transport counts traffic on this stretch — a length of 1.5 miles. These are the 2025 figures.
| Measure | Per day |
|---|---|
| All motor vehicles | 166,561 |
| Cars and taxis | 114,185 |
| Lorries (HGVs) | 18,615 — 11.2% of all traffic |
| Length of this stretch | 1.5 miles |
© M60Traffic.co.uk · Statistics from the Department for Transport
That makes it the 5th busiest measured stretch of the M60, and the 2nd 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 17 and 18
Incidents and roadworks between Junction 16 and Junction 19 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 17 and 18 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