M61 Northbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 3/5 to carriageway)

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M61 Northbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 3/5 to carriageway)

Start time
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
1 second
Road
M61 – M61 Northbound Between J2 And J3 For A666
Category
Authority Operation
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected, 2 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 9:49 AM
Last updated
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 2:24 PM
Cleared
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 9:00 PM
  • Latest update: M61 Northbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 3/5 to carriageway)
Coordinates
53.537553, -2.391264
Latitude span
53.534920 – 53.540244
Longitude span
-2.391819 – -2.389779
Bounding box centre
53.537582, -2.390799
Location descriptions
  • M61 northbound between J2 and J3 for A666
  • M61 northbound within the A666 junction
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 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

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 northbound between J2 and J3 for A666
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{408EFC7D-E1D1-4083-BA53-4B10E86D47EC}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
15 m
To Distance
171 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.53492 -2.390896
53.534939 -2.390916
53.535114 -2.391046
53.535258 -2.391153
53.535437 -2.391275
53.53576 -2.391474
53.535894 -2.391536
53.536227 -2.391675
53.536245 -2.391675

Segment 2

18 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 northbound between J2 and J3 for A666
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{F78DAB7E-D06D-468E-9D03-A3D6C98EF4F6}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
400 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.536245 -2.391675
53.536523 -2.391753
53.53681 -2.391801
53.537125 -2.391819
53.537422 -2.391791
53.537521 -2.391777
53.537652 -2.391752
53.537655 -2.391752
53.537682 -2.391748
53.537844 -2.391705
53.538048 -2.391649
53.538276 -2.391558
53.538446 -2.391491
53.538467 -2.391476
53.538777 -2.391266
53.539134 -2.390989
53.539224 -2.390919
53.539685 -2.390503

Segment 3

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 northbound within the A666 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{78AFFAC1-4858-431A-A167-2730A01A4D48}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
78 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.539685 -2.390503
53.539718 -2.39047
53.539802 -2.390372
53.539907 -2.390245
53.540244 -2.389779
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
32
First coordinate pair
-2.390896, 53.534920
Road section segments
1
Road section points
32
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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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
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 9:49 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 2:24 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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