M62

M62

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From:

Knotty Ash (SJ404902)

To:

North Cave (SE874313)

Length:

107 miles (172.2 km)

Meets:

M6, M60, M66, A627(M), M606, M621, M1, A1(M), M18

Former Number(s):

M52

Now part of:

M60

Primary Destinations

Goole • Huddersfield • Liverpool • Pontefract • Rochdale •

Highways Authorities

Highways Agency

Traditional Counties

Lancashire • Yorkshire

Route outline (key)

M62	Liverpool city centre – Knotty Ash
M62	Knotty Ash – Eccles
M62	Eccles – Simister
M62	Simister – North Cave

Junction List

Junc	Westbound	Eastbound
1	A59, A57	Start of Motorway
2	(A562)	(A562)
3	No Exit	B5179
4	No Exit	A5058
4	A5080	Start of Motorway
5	A5080	A5080
6	M57, A5300	M57, A5300
7	A570, A57	A570, A57
8	(A574)	(A574)
	Burtonwood services (at J8)
9	A49	A49
10	M6	M6
11	A574	A574
12	Start of Motorway	M60, M602
12	M63, M602	M63, M602
13	A575, A572	A575, A572
14	A580	No Exit
14A	A666(M), (M61)	A666(M), (M61)
15	A666	No Exit
16	M601	M601
17	A56	A56
18	M66	M66
18	M66, M60	Start of Motorway
	Birch services
19	A6046	A6046
20	A627(M)	A627(M)
21	A640	A640
22	A672	A672
23	No Exit	A640
24	A629	A629
25	A644	A644
	Hartshead Moor services
26	M606, A58	M606, A58
27	M621, A62, A650	M621, A62, A650
28	A653, A650	A653, A650
29	M1	M1
30	A642	A642
31	A655	A655
32	A639	A639
32A	A1(M)	A1(M)
33	A162, (A1)	A162
	Ferrybridge services (at J33)
34	A19	A19
35	M18	M18
36	A614	A614
37	(A614)	(A614)
38	Start of Motorway	B1230, A63

This article is about the Transpennine motorway from Liverpool to near Hull.
For the original use of the number, the Stretford-Eccles bypass (now M60 junctions 7 to 13), see M62 (Stretford - Eccles bypass).
For the 1990s proposal to build an express motorway from junction 12 to junction 18, see M62 Relief Road.

For detailed information about this topic, see CBRD Motorway Database

The M62 is the Lancashire - Yorkshire Motorway, passing from Liverpool on the west coast via the outskirts of Manchester, Bradford and Leeds to the high-quality A63 to the west of Hull. The section to between Liverpool and Salford was originally allocated the number M52 (though this was changed before it was built), whilst the section between Eccles (junction 12) and Simister (junction 18) was renumbered to M60 in 1998.

The number M62 was originally allocated to the Stretford–Eccles Bypass, then mostly renumbered to M63 and now entirely part of M60. There were plans to create an express motorway between Eccles and Simister allowing Trans-Pennine traffic to not have to use what is now the M60.

For part of its route the M62 is multiplexed with the M60. This is one of only two multiplexes between two motorways in Great Britain, the other being between the M9 and M876.

Junctions

Simister Island

Main Article: Simister Island

Simister Island forms the north eastern corner of the M60 Manchester Outer Ring Road. Opened in 1970 as a standard two level roundabout with provision for an underpass onto the Bury Easterly Bypass (now M66) when constructed, it has since become vastly over-capacity. In 1999 as part of the creation of the M60, the interchange was given free-flow sliproads for all left turns, and the circulatory carriageway was widened to four lanes with colour-coded Spiral Roundabout markings to direct traffic through the newly signalised junction.

Chain Bar Interchange

Main Article: Chain Bar Interchange

Chain Bar forms the southern terminus of the M606 near Bradford in Yorkshire. The main junction is a multi-lane signalised roundabout located beneath both the M62 and M606, providing connections to both motorways and the A58 and A638. The M606 itself has direct sliproads to and from Manchester as a means of improving access to the Pennine section of the M62. The westbound flyover is subject to a 50 mph speed restriction which is enforced by speed cameras.

Lofthouse Interchange

Main Article: Lofthouse Interchange

Lofthouse Interchange connects the M1 with the M62. It initially opened in 1970 as a standard three-level roundabout. The likely reason for this was the unrealised proposals for the Flockton Link Motorway which would have cut the corner for M62 east to M1 south movements. This never happened and the roundabout consequently became a horrendous bottleneck, much like Simister Island to the west.

Services

Birch services

Main Article: Birch services

Birch services are located on the M62 between Manchester and Rochdale. It is perhaps most famous for a major fire that destroyed the westbound services building in 2003.

Ferrybridge services

Main Article: Ferrybridge services

Ferrybridge services are a single-site MSA located within the complex junction between M62 and the former A1 in Yorkshire. It is the easternmost services on M62.

Burtonwood services

Main Article: Burtonwood services

Burtonwood services are a small MSA in Lancashire near Warrington. In 2008, the westbound side was abandoned, and all traffic is now diverted to the eastbound side via the former staff-only entrance.

History

M62 Stretford - Eccles Bypass

For detailed information about this section, see Pathetic Motorways

M62 Unbuilt Liverpool Section

For detailed information about this section, see CBRD: Histories

M62 Relief Road

For detailed information about this section, see Pathetic Motorways

Opening Dates

For detailed information about this section, see CBRD Motorway Database: M62 Timeline

Streetlighting

Much of the M62's total length is lit due to the high traffic volumes.

Jcts	Lit	Type	Notes
4-6	Yes	Mix of high mast SON and conventional SOX	High mast lighting through urban section
6-8	No
8-11	Yes	Conventional SON
11-12	No		Eastbound verge lighting (SON) approaching J12
12-18 (M60)	Yes	Mix of conventional SOX and SON
18-30	Yes	Mix of conventional SOX and SON
30-32	No
32-32A	Yes	Conventional SON
32A-38	No

Not all of the lighting is original to the motorway, indeed much of it opened without lighting but was retrofitted due to concerns over traffic volumes and weather patterns (particularly in the moorland section between J21-28). A major lighting replacement scheme on numerous sections took place during 2011/12. Before that, the lighting stock between J18-20 was replaced in 2003 as part of a wider signing and lighting package.

Traffic Levels

Route	Junctions	Type	2008 AADT
M62	23-24	D3M	83,147
M62	24-25	D3M	102,008
M62	25-26	D3M	122,755
M62	26-27	D3M	143,295
M62	27-28	D3M	109 177
M62	28-29	D4M	120,540
M62	29-30	D3M	94,154

Videos

M62 J26 to J27

Travelling along the M62 from the roundabout under J26 heading up the eastbound sliproad and through the roadworks

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M62 J27 to J28

Travelling along the M62 eastbound through the roadworks

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Links

CBRD

M62

Junctions

Ainley Top • Birchwood Interchange • Burtonwood Roundabout • Chain Bar Interchange • Clifton Interchange • Clifton Junction • Croft Interchange • Eccles Interchange • Ferrybridge • Gildersome Interchange • Goole Interchange • Holmfield Interchange • Howden Spur • Langham Interchange • Lofthouse Interchange • M62 J16 • M62 J19 • M62 J21 • M62 J32 • M62 J4 • M62 J5 • Normanton Interchange • North Cave Interchange • Outlane Interchange • Rainhill Stoops Interchange • Rockingstone Moss Interchange • Rothwell Interchange • Simister Island • Stump Cross (Warrington) • Tarbock Roundabout • Thornham Interchange • Tingley Interchange • Whitefield Interchange • Whitley Bridge Interchange • Worsley Braided Interchange • Worsley Interchange •

Services

Birch services • Burtonwood services • Ferrybridge services • Hartshead Moor services • Hensall services •

Crossings

Scammonden Bridge •

Roads

E109 (Old System) • E20 • E22 •

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Other nearby roads

Liverpool

A41 • A41/Chester - Birkenhead • A5036 • A5037 • A5038 • A5039 • A5041 • A5042 • A5043 • A5044 • A5045 • A5046 • A5047 • A5048 • A5049 • A5050 • A5051 • A5052 • A5053 • A5054 • A5055 • A5056 • A5058 • A506 • A5080 (Liverpool - Warrington) • A5089 • A5090 • A5097 • A5107 • A5207 (Aintree - Thornton) • A526 • A5275 • A561 • A562 • A563 (Liverpool - Salford) • A564 (Liverpool) • A565 • A566 • A567 • A57 • A580 • A59 • B5171 • B5172 • B5172 (Liverpool) • B5173 • B5174 • B5175 • B5176 • B5177 • B5178 • B5179 • B5180 • B5181 (Liverpool) • B5182 • B5183 • B5184 • B5185 • B5186 • B5187 • B5188 • B5189 • B5192 (South Lancs) • B5317 • B5421 • E109 (Old System) • E20 • E33 (Northampton - Liverpool) • Liverpool Inner Motorway • M52 • M53 • M57 • M58 • M59 • Northern and Western Motorway • T20 (Britain) • T21 (Britain) • T59 (Britain) •

Warrington

A49 • A49 Beta • A50 • A5060 • A5061 • A5080 (Liverpool - Warrington) • A56 • A562 • A569 • A57 • A573 • A574 • A579 • B5156 • B5157 • B5180 (Liverpool - Warrington) • B5210 (Central Warrington) • B5210 (Martinscroft - Fearnhead) • B5211 (Warrington) • E05 • E109 (Old System) • E20 • E22 • E33 (London - Glasgow) • E33 (Northampton - Liverpool) • M52 • M56 • M6 • T13 (Britain) • T57 (Britain) • T58 (Britain) • T59 (Britain) •

Manchester

A34 • A5014 • A5067 • A5068 (Manchester) • A5079 • A5081 • A5103 • A5145 • A5184 • A5219 • A526 (Newcastle-under-Lyme - Salford) • A555 • A56 • A560 • A57 • A57(M) • A576 • A580 • A6 • A6(M) (Bredbury - Hazel Grove) • A6/Hazel Grove - Manchester • A6/Manchester - Preston • A6010 • A6042 • A6044 • A6103 • A6104 • A6143 • A62 • A635 • A635(M) • A662 • A663 • A664 • A665 • B5093 • B5095 • B5117 • B5166 • B5167 • B5168 • B5217 • B5218 • B5219 • B5220 • B5221 • B5222 (Manchester) • B5223 • B5224 • B5225 • B5228 • B529 • B5290 (Wythenshawe - Moss Side) • B5311 • B5410 (Manchester) • B6167 • B6178 • B6179 (Manchester) • B6180 • B6181 • B6182 • B6393 • B6469 • E109 (Old System) • E20 • E22 • M52 • M56 • M60 • M60 (Knutsford - Manchester) • M602 • M61 • M62 Relief Road • M63 • M64 (Eccles - Salford) • M66 • M67 • M68 • Manchester & Salford Inner Relief Route • Manchester Eastern By-pass • Manchester Inner Ring Road • Manchester Outer Ring Road • Northern and Western Motorway • Princess Parkway Motorway • T12 (Britain) • T21 (Britain) • T60 (Britain) • T61 (Britain) •

Huddersfield

A616 • A62 • A629 • A640 • A641 • A642 • B6108 • B6110 • B6111 • B6432 • B6433 • E109 (Old System) • E20 • E22 • T21 (Britain) •

Leeds

A58 • A58(M) • A61 • A6110 • A6120 • A6183 • A62 • A62(M) • A63 • A639 • A64 • A64(M) • A642 • A643 • A647 • A65 • A65(M) • A653 • A654 • A657 • A658 • A660 • B1217 • B6123 • B6125 • B6126 • B6127 • B6135 (Castleford - Lofthouse) • B6137 • B6152 • B6153 • B6154 • B6157 • B6158 (Leeds) • B6159 • B6451 • B6481 (Leeds) • E106 (Old System) • E109 (Old System) • E20 • E22 • Leeds North East Urban Motorway • M1 • M111 • M19 • M621 • M65 (Gildersome - Leeds) • T16 (Britain) • T20 (Britain) • T21 (Britain) • T66 (Britain) • T69 (Britain) • T71 (Britain) •

Motorways in Great Britain

Current Motorways:
M1 · M2 · M3 · M4 · M5 · M6 · M6 Toll · M8 · M9 · M11 · M18 · M20 · M23 · M25 · M26 · M27 · M32 · M40 · M42 · M45 · M48 · M49 · M50 · M53 · M54 · M55 · M56 · M57 · M58 · M60 · M61 · M62 · M65 · M66 · M67 · M69 · M73 · M74 · M77 · M80 · M90 · M180 · M181 · M271 · M275 · M602 · M606 · M621 · M876 · M898
A1(M) · A3(M) · A14(M) · A38(M) · A48(M) · A57(M) · A58(M) · A64(M) · A66(M) · A74(M) · A92(M) · A167(M) · A168(M) · A194(M) · A195(M) · A308(M) · A329(M) · A404(M) · A601(M) · A627(M) · A635(M) · A666(M) · A823(M) · A1058(M) · Motorway Spurs

Former Motorways:
M10 · M15 · M16 · M30 · M41 · M52 · M62 · M63 · M64 · M65 · M68 · M85 · M111 · M270 · M274 · M531 · M600 · A2(M) · A4(M) · A5(M) · A8(M) · A11(M) · A18(M) · A20(M) · A23(M) · A36(M) · A40(M) · A40(M) · A41(M) · A46(M) · A48(M) · A48(M) · A65(M) · A102(M) · A102(M) · A423(M) · A446(M) · A604(M) · A638(M) · A696(M) · A1231(M) · A6127(M) · A6138(M) · A6144(M)
Unbuilt Motorways: M4 Toll · M12 · M13 · M17 · M19 · M31 · M58 · M59 · M60 · M64 · M81 · M82 · M83 · M100 · M272 · M273 · M601 · M650 · A2(M) · A6(M) · A6(M) · A59(M) · A61(M) · A556(M) · A695(M) · Unnumbered Motorways

Fictional Motorways: M91 · M96 · M101 · M399

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