All lanes on the M6 southbound and M55 eastbound have reopened after an excrutiating 22 hours of massive queues and four-hour delays following a serious lorry fire.
Diversions were put in place as lanes were gradually reopened throughout the day, with Highways North West announcing late last night that delays on the M6 and M55 had eased, with just one of the four lanes remaining closed for barrier repairs and resurfacing work. Ongoing delays of 10 minutes were reported at that time.
The motorways finally reopened fully at 4.20am today , more than 22 hours after the fire broke out. A Highways spokesman said: “All lanes are now open on the M6 Southbound between M55 junction and Preston. Barrier repairs and resurfacing work, following the earlier lorry fire are complete. No delays remain on the approach.”
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