There were queues stretching more than five miles and delays of nearly an hour after motorway roadworks overran on Friday morning.
A section of the southbound M61 and both link roads from the motorway to the the M60 was closed overnight whilst work was carried out. That was due to be completed, and the stretch between junction 2 and junction 1, re-opened at 6am, ahead of rush hour.
However, the work has overrun causing long queues and knock-on delays on surrounding routes. According to the traffic service Inrix, the delay to the work has been caused by machinery breaking down.
