Development After Opening
In 1987, the Department of Transport proposed a relief road running parallel to the M62 to combat congestion around Manchester. The relief road would have been restricted for long distance traffic, and the current route, part of the Manchester Outer Ring Road (later the M60), used for local traffic. The proposal also suggested the closure of junction 13. The proposal was designated a "long term" improvement in 1994, and cancelled on 23 November 1995.
In 2000, the section of the M62 between Eccles Interchange and Simister Interchange (junctions 12 to 18) was renamed to the M60. Since then, two new junctions were opened—in December 2002, the previously missing junction 8 was opened to allow access to the A574 and the Omega Development Site, while in January 2006, junction 32a was opened, to link the motorway with the recently upgraded A1(M). The UK's first car-sharing lane on a motorway was opened at junction 26 in 2008, allowing any eastbound traffic from the M606 with more than one occupant to use the lane. The installation of managed motorways on the M62 will necessitate the temporary closure of the car-sharing lane.
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