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A big and deep pothole on M62 eastbound after before junction 19

Reported via mobile in the Pothole (NH) category anonymously at 11:25, Saturday 29 November 2025

Sent to National Highways less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 8479366.

Drove into a deep pothole on lane 1 of M62 motorway eastbound right before junction 19. Sustained a completely torn tyre which turned flat requiring traffic officer to escort off motorway on the next junction. Given an incident information card for claiming purposes. AA breakdown assistance was summoned which helped with getting a new tyre from a local garage in Crumpsall.

Updates

  • Thank you for making your report. We have asked our inspection team to attend this location and assess the issue.

    If any work is needed, they will arrange for this to happen. Should no immediate work be required we will continue to monitor this during our regular inspections.

    Although we always aim to complete repairs as quickly as possible, timescales do vary as we try to minimise disruption to customers by combining activities into single closures and always ensuring the safety of our people.

    Kind regards National Highways

    State changed to: Internal referral

    Posted by National Highways at 08:51, Tuesday

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