There is all sorts of news we feature that affects the M60 today: live incidents and closures, how fast the traffic is moving, the weather, roadworks tonight and how busy the ring usually is on this day of the week. This page guides you to the sections of our website, and the individual pages, that give you much more about each of the subjects below.

Whether you drive round the Manchester ring every day or you are planning a one-off trip to the airport, the Trafford Centre or across the Pennines, each paragraph explains what that part of the site is for and how it helps you plan your journey.

Start with what has happened on the M60 today, then check how fast the ring is moving, what today’s weather is doing and how today’s traffic compares with the same day last week. Together they tell you when to leave today, which way round to go and how much time to allow.

On the M60 Today

The most recent report we are aware of on the M60 today. For every report, with filters by junction and direction, see all M60 traffic news. If something has stopped the traffic today, a collision, a vehicle fire or a sudden closure, it will be on our M60 serious incidents page, with the serious incidents earlier today below it.

How Fast the M60 Is Moving Today

Our live M60 speed map shows every stretch in both directions, coloured by how fast traffic is moving, and refreshes every five minutes. It is the quickest way to see whether the clockwise or the anticlockwise way round will get you there sooner. The M60 speed limits now page shows where the overhead signals have lowered the limit, often the first sign of a queue, and the overhead signs page shows every message drivers are seeing.

Today’s Weather on the M60

Rain, spray, fog and frost all change how the ring behaves today, and how long it takes to stop. Our M60 weather page has today’s weather at junctions around the ring, with each junction’s hour-by-hour forecast a tap away, and any Met Office warnings in force for the North West today.

Today’s Traffic Trend

How has traffic on the M60 moved so far today? Our M60 traffic trends for today show today’s slowest hours and stretches, hour by hour, against the same day last week and against the usual speed for each hour, so you can see whether the ring is busier or quieter than normal today and pick the best time to travel.

Accidents, Roadworks and Closures Tonight

For collisions and breakdowns on the M60 today, see M60 accidents. Most planned work happens at night, so before a late journey check M60 closures tonight, and M60 roadworks for lane closures in place today.

Your Junction Today

Every one of the M60’s 27 junctions has its own page with today’s news near it and what is around it: start from M60 junctions or the M60 maps. The full services M60 drivers use are on the motorways that join the ring, and services near the M60 shows each one and which M60 junction to leave at, and fuel near the M60 shows the filling stations near each junction. For the full picture at a glance, go back to the M60 traffic news home page.