BRINGING you live news on incidents affecting traffic, travel and public transport in the area.

ROADS

Bolton Area

Severity – Yellow

Traffic on the A673 Chorley New Road is busy but moving between A6027 for the Beehive Roundabout and the A58 Victoria Road traffic lights. Travel time is four minutes.

Along the A666 St Peter's Way Northbound from M61 Kearsley roundabout to A673 Topp Way for Bolton Gate retail park, traffic is busy but moving well. Travel time is four minutes.

Severity – Orange

In Trinity Street, the usual congestion on A579 Trinity Street at Black Horse Street for Sainsbury's traffic lights is causing minor delays, complicated by ongoing roadworks for the ongoing interchange development.

There are restrictions and roadworks on B6204 Newport Street near A6172 Great Moor Street. Until July 17 2017.

Severity – Red

On the M60 the anticlockwise exit slip road is closed due to emergency repairs at Junction 14 for the M61/A580 East Lancs Road.

Bury Area

Severity – Yellow

Debris blocking the carriageway at Simister Island has been removed, though traffic remains heavy.

Traffic is moving well on the A58 Angouleme Way at B6218 Market Street traffic lights for Bury College.

Severity – Orange

Slow is slow on A56 Peel Way between A58 Jubilee Way traffic lights and The Rock traffic lights.

There are temporary traffic lights and roadworks on Bury Road both ways at Knotts Brow until July 14.

RAILS

Metrolink

There are minor delays to the Bury Line for Manchester Metrolink service between Bury and Victoria due to earlier points failure at Cornbrook.