Cause of lane closures on M6 revealed
Police have revealed that they were in fact taking place in a training exercise on the northbound carriageway between junctions 32 for Preston and 33.
A spokesman for the police said that incident was in fact part of a live training exercise which started at around 9.30am.
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Hide AdHighways England confirmed that intermittent lane closures had taken place.
A spokesman said: "There were intermittent lane closures which took place on that stretch of motorway.
"However, the closures took place off peak and there was no disruption to traffic."