A666 northbound Kearsley to A673 carriageway closure

Cleared

A666 northbound Kearsley to A673 carriageway closure

Start time
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 8:40 PM
Expected end
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
7 hours 10 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M61 – M61 Northbound Within The A666 Junction
Category
Authority Operation
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 8:41 PM
Last updated
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 3:07 AM
Cleared
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 3:50 AM
  • Latest update: A666 northbound Kearsley to A673 carriageway closure
Coordinates
53.543553, -2.386668
Latitude span
53.540636 – 53.546267
Longitude span
-2.389160 – -2.385528
Bounding box centre
53.543452, -2.387344
Location descriptions
  • M61 northbound within the A666 junction
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 8:40 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 20 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 northbound within the A666 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{4014B967-C1F3-4667-9126-F2C8650B1761}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
53 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.545783 -2.38556
53.545945 -2.385547
53.546267 -2.385528

Segment 2

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 northbound within the A666 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{1C35AC9E-DD27-4C45-AF32-BFFF92F6114A}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
59 m
To Distance
383 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.540636 -2.38916
53.541007 -2.388574
53.541028 -2.388535
53.541127 -2.388385
53.541425 -2.387995
53.541659 -2.387726
53.541759 -2.387606
53.542128 -2.387278
53.542408 -2.387054
53.542948 -2.386697
53.543083 -2.386622

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 northbound within the A666 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{02B55D12-9681-4EEE-A844-B6DF61AB79EF}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
84 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.543083 -2.386622
53.543449 -2.386416
53.543686 -2.386281
53.543803 -2.386221

Segment 4

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 northbound within the A666 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{B97D06EB-1924-4F85-8903-65FAA6C5470C}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
224 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.543803 -2.386221
53.543875 -2.386192
53.544424 -2.385955
53.544937 -2.385779
53.545171 -2.385721
53.545432 -2.385633
53.545531 -2.385603
53.545738 -2.385575
53.545783 -2.38556
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
27
First coordinate pair
-2.385560, 53.545783
Road section segments
1
Road section points
27
View geometry JSON
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Cause type
Authority Operation
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 8:41 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 3:07 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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