M61 Traffic stopped between Horwich and Chorley after police incident

m61 traffic was stopped on the northbound carriageway between Horwich and Chorley after a police incident led to all lanes being held at the time of the report.

Queueing traffic formed behind the closure, leaving the route between the two places blocked in one direction while the incident was dealt with.

Horwich to Chorley

The stoppage affected the M61 northbound between Horwich and Chorley, the stretch named in the report. That left drivers on that section facing queues rather than a moving flow of traffic.

The report gave no further detail on the police incident itself, so the practical point for motorists was the same: northbound travel through that part of the motorway was not moving as normal.

Northbound lanes held

All lanes were stopped, not just one lane, which meant the disruption covered the full northbound carriageway in the affected area. For anyone already on that stretch, the traffic held behind the incident created a direct delay on a major route.

The report did not state how long the closure lasted or when it cleared. Drivers heading that way would have had to avoid the blocked section until the road reopened.

M61 incident report

The only documented change for readers was the stoppage itself: the M61 northbound between Horwich and Chorley was blocked by a police incident, and queueing traffic built up behind it. That is the detail to act on, because the affected stretch was fully held and the report gave no alternate route or reopening time.