M6 Junction 32: Broughton Interchange – M55 Broughton
Junction 32 of the M6, known as the Broughton Interchange, is where the M6 meets the M55, for Broughton / Preston. The nearest city is Preston, about 3.2 miles to the south, with Penwortham (4 miles south) and Longridge (4 miles north-east) also close by. Villages right beside the junction include Broughton and Goosnargh.
Roads that meet at or beside this junction: M55, A6, B5269, B6241. The main road at the junction is the M55.
The M55 runs west from here to Blackpool.
From here, the drive north to junction 33 (Galgate) is about 13 miles and the drive south to junction 31A (Preston) is about 1.8 miles. Junction 32 is about 122 miles from the start of the M6 at junction 1 and 88 miles from the end at junction 45.
The nearest motorway services are Lancaster (Forton) services, between J32 and J33.
- Junction M6 J32 · Broughton Interchange
- Signed for M55 · Broughton / Preston (north)
- Nearest town Preston, 3.2 miles south
- Map section Section 5: J21A–J32, Wigan to Preston
- Map section Section 6: J32–J36, Lancaster and Carnforth
Live traffic at M6 junction 32
The speed strip below shows the M6 from junction 31 to junction 34, both directions, from National Highways’ live data, checked every five minutes.
Live traffic speed flow: M6 Junctions 31 to 34
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How busy is the M6 at junction 32?
The Department for Transport counts traffic on the stretches either side of this junction. On the stretch it labels J31A to J32 it counted 142,912 vehicles a day in 2025, 8% of them lorries. On the stretch it labels J32 to J33 it counted 77,610 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| J31A to J32 | 142,912 | 11,442 (8.0%) | 1.8 |
| J32 to J33 | 77,610 | 8,813 (11.4%) | 12.8 |
© M6Traffic.co.uk · Statistics from the Department for Transport, 2025
Junctions either side
- J31AHaighton InterchangeB6242 / B6243 · Preston (east) / LongridgeNearest town: Preston, 2.6 miles
- J33Hampson Green InterchangeA6 · Galgate / Lancaster (south)Nearest town: Lancaster, 4.5 miles
Live traffic news at M6 Junction 32
Incidents and roadworks between Junction 31 and Junction 33 that we are aware of.
M6 Southbound Junction 33 to 31A Lane 3 closure (357/7B to 354/7B)
00:305 Oct 2026reported 12 min ago
- Location
- M6 southbound within J32
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Roadworks
- Schedule
- 20:00 Sun 4 Oct 2026 → 06:00 Mon 5 Oct 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
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Updated 00:42 Mon 5 Oct 2026