M6 Junction 22: Winwick Interchange – A49 Newton-le-Willows
Junction 22 of the M6, known as the Winwick Interchange, is where the M6 meets the A49, for Newton-le-Willows. The nearest town is Newton-le-Willows, about 2.0 miles to the north-west, with Lowton (2 miles north) and Golborne (3 miles north) also close by. Villages right beside the junction include Winwick, Croft and Town of Lowton.
Roads that meet at or beside this junction: A49, A573, A579, A5739. The main road at the junction is the A49.
From here, the drive north to junction 23 (Haydock) is about 2.7 miles and the drive south to junction 21A (Croft interchange) is about 0.8 miles. Junction 22 is about 96 miles from the start of the M6 at junction 1 and 114 miles from the end at junction 45.
- Junction M6 J22 · Winwick Interchange
- Signed for A49 · Newton-le-Willows
- Nearest town Newton-le-Willows, 2.0 miles north-west
- Map section Section 5: J21A–J32, Wigan to Preston
Live traffic at M6 junction 22
The speed strip below shows the M6 from junction 21 to junction 24, both directions, from National Highways’ live data, checked every five minutes.
Live traffic speed flow: M6 Junctions 21 to 24
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How busy is the M6 at junction 22?
The Department for Transport counts traffic on the stretches either side of this junction. On the stretch it labels J21A to J22 it counted 122,662 vehicles a day in 2025, 12% of them lorries. On the stretch it labels J22 to J23 it counted 115,276 vehicles a day in 2025, 13% of them lorries. See how busy the M6 is junction by junction.
| Stretch (DfT label) | All vehicles a day | Lorries | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| J21A to J22 | 122,662 | 14,552 (11.9%) | 1.6 |
| J22 to J23 | 115,276 | 14,832 (12.9%) | 3.1 |
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Junctions either side
- J21ACroft InterchangeM62 · Croft interchange (M62 to Manchester & Liverpool)Nearest town: Warrington, 2.9 miles
- J23Haydock IslandA580 · Haydock (East Lancs Road)Nearest town: Ashton-in-Makerfield, 1.0 miles
Live traffic news at M6 Junction 22
Incidents and roadworks between Junction 21 and Junction 23 that we are aware of.
M6 Northbound and Southbound mobile hardshoulder closure (MP 290/5 - 346/6)
00:305 Oct 2026reported 12 min ago
- Location
- M6 southbound between J23 and J22
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Hard shoulder closed
- Reason
- Sweeping of road
- Schedule
- 20:35 Sun 5 Apr 2026 → 23:59 Fri 31 Mar 2028
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Updated 00:42 Mon 5 Oct 2026