M60 motorway




For other uses, see M60 (disambiguation).











































M60 shield


M60

Manchester Outer Ring Road

Looking south at Cutler Hill near Failsworth

Route information
Part of and
Maintained by Highways England
Length 36 mi (58 km)
7 miles (11 km) are concurrent with the M62 motorway
Existed 1998–present
History Opened: 1960 (as M62), 1971 (Middleton Link), 1974 (as M63)
Renumbered: 1998
Completed: 2000
Major junctions

Orbital around Manchester
 

J4 → M56 motorway

/
J12 → M62 motorway/M602 motorway

J15 → M61 motorway
/
J18 → M62 motorway/M66 motorway



J24 → M67 motorway
Location
Counties Greater Manchester
Primary
destinations
Manchester, Stockport, Trafford Park, Ashton-under-Lyne, Oldham

Road network


  • Roads in the United Kingdom


  • Motorways

  • A and B road zones







← M58
M61 →


The M60 motorway, Manchester Ring Motorway, or Manchester Outer Ring Road, is an orbital motorway in North West England. Built over a 40-year period, it passes through all Greater Manchester's metropolitan boroughs except for Wigan and Bolton. Most of Manchester is encompassed within the motorway, except for the southernmost part of the city (Wythenshawe and Manchester Airport) which is served by the M56.


The M60 is 36.1 miles (58.1 km) long and was renamed the M60 in 2000, with parts of the M62 and M66 and all of the M63 being amalgamated into the new route.[1] The road forms part of the unsigned Euroroutes E20 and E22.


In 2008, the M60 was proposed as a cordon for congestion charging in Greater Manchester, although this was rejected in a referendum relating to the Greater Manchester Transport Innovation Fund. The M60 is the only true orbital motorway in the United Kingdom; the M25 motorway in London is not, due to the Dartford Crossing being designated the A282.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 M60 genealogy


  • 3 Legislation


  • 4 Junctions


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links


  • 8 Further reading





History




The M60 at Cutler Hill, Failsworth.




The M60 motorway as it passes beneath Stockport viaduct


The M60 was developed by connecting and consolidating the existing motorway sections of the M63, M62, and an extended M66. It came into existence as the M60 in 2000, with the completion of the eastern side (Junctions 19-24) opening in October.[2]


The original plan called for a completely new motorway, but policy change led to the plan which created the current motorway. As soon as it opened, the motorway got close to its projected maximum volume on significant sections.


As an orbital motorway, it is equivalent to London's M25 motorway; unlike the M25, the M60 forms a complete loop. In 2004, a section of the northern M60 was the UK's busiest stretch of road, with an average of 181,000 vehicles per day using the stretch between junctions 16 and 17. Usually, the western side of the M25 motorway holds that distinction, but the M25's figures at the time were lower than normal due to roadworks starting.[3]


In 2006[4] the section between junctions 5 and 6 was widened from three to four lanes each way and the section between junctions 6 and 8 was widened from two to three lanes each way with an additional two-lane collector/distributor road on either side of the main carriageways. Access for junctions 6 to 8 is only from the collector/distributor road. Some of the junctions were extensively re-modelled. As part of the project, the A6144(M) motorway, which connected to the M60 at junction 8, was downgraded and lost its motorway status.


The Greater Manchester congestion charge which would have affected drivers only during peak times coming off the M60 towards Manchester was rejected by a referendum on 12 December 2008.


Work to upgrade two sections of the M60 to a managed motorway system had been planned to commence in 2013. This would have included a new lane from junction 12 to 15 and a new lane from junction 8 to 12 near the Trafford Centre.[5][6] Both these projects were subsequently cancelled in favour of a new project that includes speed cameras on this section but no additional lane or hard-shoulder running. An 'environmental assessment' was cited as the reason an additional lane will not be provided. Consequently, daily congestion on this section is expected to continue indefinitely.[7] A combined approach was initiated in 2014, comprising managed motorway system and lane gain scheme. Work commenced in July 2014 and is expected to be completed by summer 2018.[8]



M60 genealogy




The M60 orbits the urban core of Greater Manchester, highlighted in red on the map




































M60 motorway genealogy
Section
 Original number
J1 – J7
M63
J7 – J12
 Opened as M62,[9]
later became M63
J12 – J18
M62
J18 – J19
M66
J19 – J23
 Planned as M66,
opened as M60
J23 – J25
M66
J25 – J1
M63


Legislation


Each motorway in England requires that a Statutory Instrument be published, detailing the route of the road, before it can be built. The dates given on these Statutory Instruments relate to when the document was published, and not when the road was built. Provided below is an incomplete list of the Statutory Instruments relating to the route of the M60.



  • Statutory Instrument 1988 No. 1708: M66 Motorway (Manchester Ring Road, Denton to Middleton Section) and Connecting Roads Scheme 1988 S.I. 1988/1708

  • Statutory Instrument 1988 No. 1728: M66 Motorway (Middleton to the Lancashire/Yorkshire Motorway (M62) Section) and Connecting Roads Scheme 1988 S.I. 1988/1728

  • Statutory Instrument 1993 No. 363: M66 Motorway (Manchester Outer Ring Road, Denton to Middleton Section) A663 Broadway All-Purpose Connecting Road Order 1993 S.I. 1993/363

  • Statutory Instrument 1993 No. 364: M66 Motorway (Manchester Outer Ring Road, Denton to Middleton Section) and Connecting Roads Scheme 1988 Amendment Scheme 1993 S.I. 1993/364

  • Statutory Instrument 1999 No. 2724: The M60 Motorway (Improvement Between Junctions 5 and 8) Connecting Roads Scheme 1999 S.I. 1999/2724

  • Statutory Instrument 2002 No. 2403: The M60 Motorway (Junction 25) (Speed Limit) Regulations 2002 S.I. 2002/2403



Junctions


The junctions on the M60 are very closely spaced together, with an average distance of 1.3 miles (2.1 km) between junctions. The recommended junction spacing for motorways is every 10 to 20 miles (16 to 32 km).[10] By comparison, the M6 motorway has an average distance of 5.3 miles (8.5 km) between junctions.


Data[11] from driver location signs are used to provide distance and carriageway identifier information.






















































































































































































































M60 motorway junctions
mile
 km
 Anti-clockwise exits (B Carriageway)
 Junction
 Clockwise exits (A Carriageway)
0.0
 0.0
Stockport (West & Centre) A5145
 J1
Stockport (West) A5145
1.5
 2.4
Cheadle A560
 J2
No access (on-slip only



Cheadle, Wilmslow A34
 J3
Cheadle, Wilmslow A34



No access (on-slip only)
 J4
Chester, Warrington, Manchester Airport interchange, Birmingham (M6) M56
4.5
 7.3
Chester, Manchester Airport interchange, Birmingham (M6) A5103 (M56)
 J5
Manchester (C), Didsbury A5103
6.0
 9.7
Sale A6144
 J6
Sale A6144
6.8
 10.9
Manchester (C), Stretford, Altrincham A56
 J7
Altrincham, Manchester (C), Stretford A56
7.5
 12.0
End of variable speed limit UK traffic sign 671.svg
 J8
Carrington A6144

Carrington A6144
Start of variable speed limit UK traffic sign 879.svg
9.3
 15.0
Trafford Park, Trafford Centre A5081
 J9
Urmston B5158, Trafford Park A5081
10.3
 16.5
Trafford Park, Urmston B5214
 J10
Trafford Park B5214
11.4
 18.4
Eccles, Irlam A57
 J11
Irlam, Eccles A57
12.2
 19.7
Manchester (C), Salford M602
(M6), Liverpool M62
 J12
Liverpool, Warrington M62
Manchester (C), Salford M602
13.0
 21.0
Swinton A572, Worsley A575
 J13
Worsley, Leigh A575, Swinton A572
14.1
 22.7
St. Helens, Leigh A580
 J14
No access (on-slip only)



(M6 North), Preston, Wigan, Bolton M61
 J15
Preston, Wigan, Bolton M61
16.3
 26.2
Salford, Kearsley A666
 J16
No access (on-slip only)
18.5
 29.7
Manchester City Centre, Prestwich, Whitefield A56
 J17
Whitefield, Prestwich A56
19.8
 31.8
Start of variable speed limit UK traffic sign 879.svg
 J18
UK traffic sign 543.svg
TOTSO
Burnley, Bury M66
Leeds, Huddersfield M62

Leeds M62
Bury, Burnley, Blackburn M66
End of variable speed limit UK traffic sign 671.svg
21.0
 33.8
Middleton A576
 J19
Manchester City Centre, Middleton A576
22.6
 36.4
No access (on-slip only)
 J20
Middleton, Blackley A664
24.7
 39.8
Rochdale, (A627(M)), Chadderton (A663)
 J21
Manchester City Centre, Chadderton (A663)
26.3
 42.3
Manchester City Centre, Oldham A62
 J22
Oldham A62
28.6
 46.0
Ashton-under-Lyne A6140
 J23
Ashton-under-Lyne A635
30.6
 49.3
Manchester City Centre, Denton A57, Hyde, Sheffield (M67)
 J24
Denton A57, Hyde, Sheffield (M67)
Manchester City Centre A57



Bredbury A560
 J25
Bredbury A560



No access
 J26
Stockport (E&C) A560



Stockport (East) A560
 J27
No access (on-slip only)
36.1
 58.1
Motorway continues to J1


See also



  • List of motorways in the United Kingdom.


References




  1. ^ "M60 Motorway". Highways Agency. Archived from the original on 2009-11-15. Retrieved 2012-03-18..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "M60". Highways Agency. Archived from the original on 15 November 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2009.


  3. ^ http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_transstats/documents/downloadable/dft_transstats_038887.pdf dft.gov.uk


  4. ^ "Speech by Minister of State for Transport, Dr Stephen Ladyman, delivered at the opening ceremony of the widened M60 junction 5-8". Department For Transport. 26 June 2006. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2008.


  5. ^ "M60 Junctions 8-12 Managed Motorways". Highways Agency. Retrieved 2012-12-19.


  6. ^ "M60 Junctions 15-12 Lane Gain". Highways Agency. Retrieved 2012-12-19.


  7. ^ "M60 Junction 8 to M62 Junction 20: Smart Motorway". Highways Agency. Retrieved 2014-05-31.


  8. ^ "Major delay to M60/M62 smart motorway means 50mph limit will stay until SUMMER 2018". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2017-09-05.


  9. ^ M62, Pathetic Motorways


  10. ^ "M60". CBRD. Retrieved 8 April 2018.


  11. ^ "Traffic England Live Traffic Condition Map". Locations extracted from Traffic Camera Popup identifier text. Highways Agency. p. 1. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 2009-10-30.



External links






Route map:






KML file (edit • help)

Template:Attached KML/M60 motorway

KML is from Wikidata


  • CBRD Motorway Database - M60

  • Highways Agency - M60 Jct 5 to 8 (formerly M63 Jct 6 to 9) widening

  • Guide to the M60 Smart Motorway Construction



Further reading


Hyde, M., O'Rourke, A. and Portland, P. Around the M60: Manchester's Orbital Motorway. Altrincham: AMCD Publishers, 2004.










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