M62 Junction 7: Rainhill, St Helens, Widnes
M62 J7: Rainhill Stoops Interchange is where three A-roads meet the motorway: the A57 Warrington Road, the A557 Watkinson Way and the A570. Rainhill, Sutton Manor and Micklehead Green are beside the junction, and Whiston is about two miles north-west.
Rainhill Railway Museum is about a mile north-west. Widnes station is about two miles south and Lea Green station about two miles north-east, while World of Glass is about three and a half miles north.
Tarbock Roundabout (J6) is about two and a half miles west; Burtonwood Roundabout (J8) about four miles east.
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Collisions near junction 7: the police recorded 7 injury collisions on the M62 within about 2.5 km of this junction in 2024 and 2025 (2 serious, 5 slight); 2 on a wet or icy surface; 3 in darkness; 1 in the morning or evening rush hour. These are the police-reported figures published by the Department for Transport (STATS19).
- Junction M62 J7
- Signed for A57, A570 · Rainhill, St Helens, Widnes
- Next junction eastbound J8, 3.5 miles
- Next junction westbound J6, 1.8 miles
Live traffic at M62 junction 7
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Around M62 Junction 7: Towns and Places on the Map
| Place | What it is | From the junction |
|---|---|---|
| Rainhill Railway Museum | Attraction | About 1 mile north-west |
| Widnes | Railway station | About 2 miles south |
| Lea Green | Railway station | About 2 miles north-east |
| Eccleston Park | Railway station | About 2.5 miles north-west |
| Thatto Heath | Railway station | About 2.5 miles north |
| Hough Green | Railway station | About 2.5 miles south-west |
| Sutton Park | Park or nature reserve | About 2.5 miles north-east |
| World of Glass | Attraction | About 3.5 miles north |
Junctions either side
Live traffic news at M62 Junction 7
Incidents and roadworks between Junction 6 and Junction 8 that we are aware of.
M62 Eastbound and Westbound mobile hardshoulder closure (MP 12/0 - 28/2)
23:46 (11:46pm)21 Oct 2026reported 10 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 23:57 (11:57pm) Wed 21 Oct 2026