M6 Junction 24: Ashton Interchange – A58 Ashton-in-Makerfield
Junction 24 of the M6, known as the Ashton Interchange, is where the M6 meets the A58, for Ashton-in-Makerfield. The nearest town is Ashton-in-Makerfield, about 0.6 miles to the south-east, with Golborne (2 miles south-east) and Earlestown (3 miles south) also close by. Villages right beside the junction include Bryn, Downall Green and North Ashton.
Roads that meet at or beside this junction: A49, A58, A5062, B5207. The main road at the junction is the A58.
From here, the drive north to junction 25 (Bryn) is about 1.0 miles and the drive south to junction 23 (Haydock) is about 1.2 miles. Junction 24 is about 100 miles from the start of the M6 at junction 1 and 110 miles from the end at junction 45.
- Junction M6 J24 · Ashton Interchange
- Signed for A58 · Ashton-in-Makerfield
- Nearest town Ashton-in-Makerfield, 0.6 miles south-east
- Map section Section 5: J21A–J32, Wigan to Preston
Live traffic at M6 junction 24
The speed strip below shows the M6 from junction 22 to junction 26, both directions, from National Highways’ live data, checked every five minutes.
Live traffic speed flow: M6 Junctions 22 to 26
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How busy is the M6 at junction 24?
The Department for Transport counts traffic on the stretches either side of this junction. On the stretch it labels J24 to J25 it counted 141,782 vehicles a day in 2025, 10% of them lorries. See how busy the M6 is junction by junction.
| Stretch (DfT label) | All vehicles a day | Lorries | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| J24 to J25 | 141,782 | 13,511 (9.5%) | 1.3 |
© M6Traffic.co.uk · Statistics from the Department for Transport, 2025
Junctions either side
- J23Haydock IslandA580 · Haydock (East Lancs Road)Nearest town: Ashton-in-Makerfield, 1.0 miles
- J25Bryn InterchangeA49 · Bryn / WiganNearest town: Ashton-in-Makerfield, 1.4 miles
Live traffic news at M6 Junction 24
Incidents and roadworks between Junction 23 and Junction 25 that we are aware of.
M6 Northbound and Southbound mobile hardshoulder closure (MP 290/5 - 346/6)
00:305 Oct 2026reported 17 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
This is the news for Junction 24 only, not the whole M6. For the rest of the motorway see all the latest M6 traffic news, the overhead signs and the speed limits in force now.
Updated 00:47 Mon 5 Oct 2026