M61 motorway M61 motorway The M61 is a motorway in North West England. It runs from the M60 motorway northwest of Manchester and heads northwest past Bolton and Chorley to join the M6 just north of the junction between the M6 and M65 motorways to the south of Preston. Perhaps the most distinguishing section of the M61 is to be found at the southern end at the Worsley Braided Interchange between junctions 1 and 3. This stretch of the road on the approach to the terminus with the M60 ring road is a collection of sliproads and overpass tunnels providing free-flowing access
Motorways in the Republic of Ireland continuous motorway, as well as a number of other projects, increased the total length of the country's motorway network to 916 km (570 miles). Planned new road construction will possibly lead to there being almost 1100 km (700 miles) of motorway by 2035, subject to the availability of funding. Motorways in Ireland have a set of restrictions, which prohibit certain traffic from using the road. The following classes of traffic are not allowed on Irish motorways: Rules for driving on motorways include the following: The general motorway speed limit is 120 km/h (75mph). "For more on motorway specification in general,