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Not opening hard shoulder at peak times

Reported via mobile in the Electronic Sign (NH) category anonymously at 19:03, Tuesday 14 April 2026

Sent to National Highways less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 9294217.

For the last week, or maybe more, the hard shoulder has not been ipened to deal with heavy traffic volume leading to queues and delays on the jkining m621 and back from j27 of the m62 travelling west.

The hard shoulder has not had a broken down vehicle, works, or debris. It's just been closed, which is not normal.

Updates

  • Thank you for making your report. We've checked and can confirm we're unable to open the dynamic hard shoulder on the M62 between junction 27 and 26 due to a faulty hard shoulder monitoring (HSM) camera.

    We plan to carry out a repair on Thursday night. Specialist resource has been secured to carry out the repair.

    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: Action scheduled

    Posted by National Highways at 10:22, Wednesday 15 April 2026

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