Heavy traffic was building on the M62 following a vehicle collision early this morning (October 22).
National Highways reported a traffic collision on M62, Eastbound between junction 11 for Birchwood and Junction 12 for the Eccles Interchange. Drivers experienced long delays, but all lanes have been reported open as of 9.11 am.
Drivers experienced delays with lanes one and two closed to begin with, alongside five miles of congestion.
Greater Manchester police and a fire crew were reported to be working on the scene.
In a second update from National Highways at 8.02 am they said that lanes one and two of four remained closed, with vehicle recovery on scene.
There was 8 miles of traffic around an hour after the first report from National Highways and 60 minutes of delay was expected.
At 8.38am lane one of four remained closed for vehicle recovery, with lane 2 filtering traffic. 60 minutes of delays were still expected at this point.
The latest report from National Highways at 9.11am said that all lanes were open on M62 Eastbound. But drivers were told to still expect minor delays of 16 minutes, with three miles of congestion.
Highways have thanked everyone for their patience.
