Traffic update: Delays on M6 due to collapsed manhole

UPDATE: EMERGENCY carriageway repair work is causing severe delays on the M6 in Cheshire.

The southbound carriageway has one lane closed between J17 (Congleton) and J16 (Crewe) for emergency repairs to a collapsed manhole.

Two lanes remain open to traffic.

The Highways agency has advised that road users may wish to consider alternative routes.

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Meanwhile, to update a morning traffic alert, the northbound carriageway of the M6 remains affected between junctions 31 for Preston and Junction 32 for Blackpool following a HGV fire last night.

Two lanes have now been opened to traffic.

The HGV was transporting a load of aerosols and car wax which have spilled across the carriageway causing damage to the road.

The Highways Agency has advised that road users may wish to consider exiting the M6 at J31 and take the A59 westbound towards Preston. Then take the A6 northbound. At J1 for the M55, take the eastbound exit to rejoin the M6 at J32.