Motorway slip road shut after vehicle shed its load of soil
A MOTORWAY slip road has been shut after a vehicle shed its load of soil on the carriageway.
Rush hour motorists are being warned that there is no access on the northbound carriageway at Westhoughton.
N/B entry slip road for #M61 J5 #Westhoughton closed whilst @HighwaysNWEST remove a shed load of soil from c/way. Will update when re-opens
— Highways England (@HighwaysNWEST) October 10, 2017
The M61 northbound entry slip road for junction five was shut just after 5pm while the clean-up operation got under way.
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