M62 traffic: Six miles of tailbacks on Yorkshire motorway as lane closed due to crash

Drivers are being told to expect delays of around 40 minutes following a crash on the M62.
Jonathan Pritchard
By Jonathan Pritchard
Published 16th May 2022, 09:34 BST
Updated 16th May 2022, 09:51 BST

National Highways closed two lanes of the M62 heading westbound due to a crash earlier this morning, but has managed to reopen one of them.

The crash happened at around 8am between junction 29 for the M1 and junction 28 for Tingley.

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The agency has warned drivers that there are around six miles of tailbacks and delays of around 30 minutes due to the crash.

There are currently six miles of delays on the M62There are currently six miles of delays on the M62
There are currently six miles of delays on the M62

It said: "Lane 4 remains closed for ongoing carriageway clear up. There is approx. 6.5 miles of congestion on approach, causing delays of 40 minutes above usual journey times."

The motorway was fully reopened at around 9.30am, but National Highways said there were then 8 miles of traffic.

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