Motorway gantry sign
A gantry spanning the motorway with blue overhead signs indicating one lane exiting and three continuing ahead, and the following text.
Left lane destinations: M61 ; Manchester; Bolton; Leeds (M62); Blackburn (M65).
Right-hand three lanes destinations: The SOUTH, Birmingham; Liverpool (M58) M6 .
Junction number: 30.
The M61 opens up routes to Manchester, Leeds and East Lancashire. After exiting you will immediately reach the M65, but then again, if you don't exit you will immediately reach the M65 as well.