M6 Junction 28 – A49 Leyland
Junction 28 of the M6 is where the M6 meets the A49, for Leyland. The nearest town is Leyland, about 0.9 miles to the west, with Chorley (3 miles south-east) and Penwortham (4 miles north-west) also close by. Villages right beside the junction include Clayton-le-Woods, Buckshaw Village and Clayton Green.
Roads that meet at or beside this junction: A49, A5083, B5248, B5254, B5256. The main road at the junction is the A49.
From here, the drive north to junction 29 (Bamber Bridge) is about 1.3 miles and the drive south to junction 27 (Standish) is about 7.2 miles. Junction 28 is about 115 miles from the start of the M6 at junction 1 and 96 miles from the end at junction 45.
- Junction M6 J28 · Leyland Interchange
- Signed for A49 · Leyland
- Nearest town Leyland, 0.9 miles west
- Map section Section 5: J21A–J32, Wigan to Preston
Live traffic at M6 junction 28
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Live traffic speed flow: M6 Junctions 26 to 30
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How busy is the M6 at junction 28?
The Department for Transport counts traffic on the stretches either side of this junction. On the stretch it labels J28 to J29 it counted 112,960 vehicles a day in 2025, 10% of them lorries. On the stretch it labels J27 to J28 it counted 111,345 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| J28 to J29 | 112,960 | 10,952 (9.7%) | 1.9 |
| J27 to J28 | 111,345 | 11,534 (10.4%) | 7.8 |
© M6Traffic.co.uk · Statistics from the Department for Transport, 2025
Junctions either side
- J27Shevington InterchangeA5209 · Standish / ShevingtonNearest town: Wigan, 3.9 miles
- J29Bamber Bridge InterchangeA6 / M65 · Bamber Bridge / BlackburnNearest town: Leyland, 2.4 miles
Live traffic news at M6 Junction 28
Incidents and roadworks between Junction 27 and Junction 29 that we are aware of.
M6 Northbound Jct 29 exit slip road lane 1 closure
00:305 Oct 2026reported 12 min ago
- Location
- M6 northbound between J28 and J29
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Slip road closed
- Reason
- Tree and vegetation cutting work
- Schedule
- 21:00 Sun 4 Oct 2026 → 05:00 Mon 5 Oct 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
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Updated 00:42 Mon 5 Oct 2026