M62 delays: Heavy traffic on motorway as drivers warned

Drivers have been urged to allow for extra time if using the M62 motorway this morning as repairs are carried out.

One lane is closed off on the eastbound carriageway near junction 25 for Brighouse. This is due to a carriageway defect, National Highways said.

Emergency repair works are being carried out, with the lane closure expected to remain closed throughout the morning. Motorway cameras show heavy traffic up to the incident, with congestion currently back to junction 23.

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In a post on X at 5.20am, National Highways said: "Lane 3 (of 3) will be closed throughout the morning on the #M62 eastbound within J25 (#Brighouse) due to a carriageway defect. Please allow extra time if travelling through the area. At this time, all lanes are closed within the junction but lanes 1 & 2 will be opening shortly."

A post at 7am added: "Lane 3 (of 3) is closed on the #M62 eastbound within J25 (#Brighouse) due to a carriageway defect. Please allow extra time if travelling through the area."

Yesterday afternoon, drivers faced two hours delays on the M62 after a car towing a trailer overturned. The crash happened on the eastbound stretch of the motorway, heading from Greater Manchester towards Yorkshire, between junction 22 for Rishworth Moor and junction 23 for Huddersfield, shortly after midday.

Thankfully no one was left injured. Huge queues formed as lanes were closed off, with drivers facing delays of up to two hours into the afternoon.

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