M6 Junction 29: Bamber Bridge Interchange – A6 Bamber Bridge
Junction 29 of the M6, known as the Bamber Bridge Interchange, is where the M6 meets the A6 / M65, for Bamber Bridge / Blackburn. The nearest town is Leyland, about 2.4 miles to the south-west, with Preston (3 miles north-west) and Penwortham (4 miles north-west) also close by. Villages right beside the junction include Bamber Bridge, Clayton Brook and Clayton Green.
Roads that meet at or beside this junction: M61, M65, A6, A49, A582, A5083, B5254, B5256, B5257, B6258. The main road at the junction is the A6.
The M65 heads east from here to Blackburn, Burnley and Colne.
From here, the drive north to junction 30 (Bamber Bridge) is about 1.3 miles and the drive south to junction 28 (Leyland) is about 1.3 miles. Junction 29 is about 116 miles from the start of the M6 at junction 1 and 94 miles from the end at junction 45.
- Junction M6 J29 · Bamber Bridge Interchange
- Signed for A6 / M65 · Bamber Bridge / Blackburn
- Nearest town Leyland, 2.4 miles south-west
- Map section Section 5: J21A–J32, Wigan to Preston
Live traffic at M6 junction 29
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How busy is the M6 at junction 29?
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 J29 to J29A it counted 65,065 vehicles a day in 2025, 11% 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 |
| J29 to J29A | 65,065 | 7,366 (11.3%) | 0.4 |
© M6Traffic.co.uk · Statistics from the Department for Transport, 2025
Junctions either side
- J28Leyland InterchangeA49 · LeylandNearest town: Leyland, 0.9 miles
- J30Blacow BridgeM61 · Bamber Bridge (M61 to Bolton & Manchester)Nearest town: Preston, 2.5 miles
Live traffic news at M6 Junction 29
Incidents and roadworks between Junction 28 and Junction 30 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