Lanes closed on M6 north due to offal spillage leading to delays of up to 90 minutes, when will they reopen?
Motorists are facing delays on the M6 north due to an offal spillage.
Three hours ago, the X account for National Highways: West Midlands tweeted that “Lanes 1, 2 and 3 of (4) are closed on the #M6 north J14 (#Stafford)- J15 (#StokeOnTrent) as an HGV has split its load of offal across the carriageway. #TravelOfficers are on scene with specialist contractors en-route to begin the clean-up work at the scene.”
Three hours ago, delays of 60 minutes were to be expected. However an hour ago, the X account for National Highways: West Midlands tweeted a reminder again of the incident, but the delays had increased to 90 minutes.
In response to the update, one motorist tweeted 36 minutes ago that there was “Not a single warning on the matrix signs about this earlier. Must be hundreds if more sat in the closure now.”
The X account for Motorway Cameras tweeted that #M6 Northbound has three of four lanes CLOSED J14 (Stafford (N) and 15 (Stoke/Newcastle-under-Lyme) due to a shed laid- Road not expected to fully re-open before 11:30.
On Tuesday March 3, the M6 was closed due to a ‘serious’ crash in Cheshire. A spokesperson for the National Highways said: "The M6 in Cheshire is closed northbound between J16 (Crewe) and J17 (Sandbach) due to a serious collision which occurred shortly before 19:45 this evening.
"Cheshire emergency services are in attendance, along with National Highways Traffic Officers who are in attendance assisting with traffic management.
"Collision investigation will be taking place overnight tonight and the road is expected to remain closed for several hours.
"There is also a planned roadworks closure in place between J15 and J16 so the full extent of the closure is J15 (Stoke on Trent) to J17 (Sandbach)."