M61 Northbound Jct 8 exit slip road lane 1 closure

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M61 Northbound Jct 8 exit slip road lane 1 closure

Start time
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Jul 25, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
2 seconds
Road
M61 – M61 Northbound Between J6 And J8
Category
Authority Operation
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 9:27 AM
Last updated
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 6:24 PM
Cleared
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 7:00 PM
  • Latest update: M61 Northbound Jct 8 exit slip road lane 1 closure
Coordinates
53.668281, -2.623536
Latitude span
53.665835 – 53.669561
Longitude span
-2.625397 – -2.620094
Bounding box centre
53.667698, -2.622746
Location descriptions
  • M61 northbound between J6 and J8
  • M61 J8 northbound exit
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Jul 25, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
other
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 between J6 and J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{D36E4901-5D96-4E74-89D9-DCA159BF4F10}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
291 m
To Distance
435 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.665835 -2.620094
53.66589 -2.620177
53.666807 -2.621522

Segment 2

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 J8 northbound exit
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{9006F311-61B0-400B-BF24-AFA0E1F4536F}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
402 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.666807 -2.621522
53.667094 -2.621982
53.66741 -2.622505
53.667841 -2.623094
53.668499 -2.623944
53.668995 -2.624532
53.6693 -2.624821
53.669344 -2.624885
53.669405 -2.624969
53.66944 -2.62503
53.669471 -2.625103
53.669518 -2.625191
53.669551 -2.625348
53.669561 -2.625397
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
17
First coordinate pair
-2.620094, 53.665835
Road section segments
1
Road section points
17
View geometry JSON
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            ],
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            ],
            [
                -2.625348,
                53.669551
            ],
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View road section coordinates
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            -2.620094,
            53.665835
        ],
        [
            -2.620177,
            53.66589
        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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            -2.624969,
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        ],
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            -2.62503,
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ]
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Cause type
Authority Operation
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 9:27 AM
Record versioned
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 6:24 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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