M62 Junction 6: Huyton, Prescot (Tarbock)
M62 J6: Tarbock Roundabout is where the M57 meets the M62, along with the A5300 Knowsley Expressway and the A5080. The A5300 heads south towards the A561 Speke Road and Liverpool John Lennon Airport.
The M57 leads north towards Knowsley Park and Knowsley Safari Park.
Whiston is about a mile and a half north-east, and Netherley, Whiston Cross and Whiston Lane Ends are close beside it. Prescot and Roby stations are about two miles north and north-west, and Rainhill Railway Museum about two miles north-east.
Bowring Park (J5) is about two and a half miles west, and Rainhill Stoops Interchange (J7) about two and a half miles east.
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Collisions near junction 6: the police recorded 2 injury collisions on the M62 within about 2.5 km of this junction in 2024 and 2025 (2 slight); 2 on a wet or icy surface; 2 in darkness. Source: Department for Transport road safety data (STATS19).
- Junction M62 J6
- Signed for M57, A5080 · Huyton, Prescot (Tarbock)
- Next junction eastbound J7, 1.8 miles
Live traffic at M62 junction 6
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Around M62 Junction 6: Towns and Places on the Map
| Place | What it is | From the junction |
|---|---|---|
| Prescot | Railway station | About 2 miles north |
| Roby | Railway station | About 2 miles north-west |
| Belle Vale Shopping Center | Shopping | About 2 miles west |
| Rainhill Railway Museum | Attraction | About 2 miles north-east |
| Earlsfield Services | Motorway services | About 2 miles north |
| Hough Green | Railway station | About 2.5 miles south-east |
| Former St. Gabriel's Convent | Historic house or castle | About 3 miles west |
| Knowsley Hall | Historic house or castle | About 3 miles north-west |
Junctions either side
Live traffic news at M62 Junction 6
Incidents and roadworks between Junction 5 and Junction 7 that we are aware of.
M62 Eastbound and Westbound mobile hardshoulder closure (MP 12/0 - 28/2)
23:46 (11:46pm)21 Oct 2026reported 20 min ago
- Location
- M62 eastbound between J6 and J7
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Lanes closed
- Hard shoulder closed
- Reason
- Sweeping of road
- Schedule
- 00:01 (12:01am) Wed 1 Apr 2026 → 23:59 (11:59pm) Fri 31 Mar 2028
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Updated 00:07 (12:07am) Thu 22 Oct 2026