M61 Northbound Rivington exit and entry slip road closures

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M61 Northbound Rivington exit and entry slip road closures

Start time
Sun, Oct 4, 2026 8:30 PM
Expected end
Mon, Oct 5, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
6 hours 30 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M61 – M61 Northbound Between J6 And J8
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Sun, Oct 4, 2026 8:30 PM
Last updated
Mon, Oct 5, 2026 2:40 AM
Cleared
Mon, Oct 5, 2026 3:00 AM
  • Latest update: M61 Northbound Rivington exit and entry slip road closures
Coordinates
53.599486, -2.573538
Latitude span
53.596908 – 53.603701
Longitude span
-2.575705 – -2.571632
Bounding box centre
53.600305, -2.573669
Location descriptions
  • M61 northbound between J6 and J8
  • M61 southbound at the Rivington Services slip road between J8 and J6
  • M61 northbound at the Rivington Services slip road between J6 and J8
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Sun, Oct 4, 2026 8:30 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, Oct 5, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 30 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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 northbound between J6 and J8
Lanes Restricted
4 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
{D7861A83-AFC8-45D8-9DDD-F2ACA199B21B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
140 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.596908 -2.571632
53.597997 -2.572707

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound at the Rivington Services slip road between J8 and J6
Lanes Restricted
2 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
{63FA9183-4B9F-462B-AF1D-F096EA0AA394}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
11 m
To Distance
209 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.601961 -2.575068
53.602161 -2.575065
53.603701 -2.575705

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 northbound at the Rivington Services slip road between J6 and J8
Lanes Restricted
2 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
{365100D1-5D23-C71D-1B79-DF2067934104}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
43 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.597997 -2.572707
53.598127 -2.572847
53.598231 -2.572992
53.598294 -2.57312
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
9
First coordinate pair
-2.571632, 53.596908
Road section segments
1
Road section points
9
View geometry JSON
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            [
                -2.571632,
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            ],
            [
                -2.572707,
                53.597997
            ],
            [
                -2.575068,
                53.601961
            ],
            [
                -2.575065,
                53.602161
            ],
            [
                -2.575705,
                53.603701
            ],
            [
                -2.572707,
                53.597997
            ],
            [
                -2.572847,
                53.598127
            ],
            [
                -2.572992,
                53.598231
            ],
            [
                -2.57312,
                53.598294
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -2.571632,
            53.596908
        ],
        [
            -2.572707,
            53.597997
        ],
        [
            -2.575068,
            53.601961
        ],
        [
            -2.575065,
            53.602161
        ],
        [
            -2.575705,
            53.603701
        ],
        [
            -2.572707,
            53.597997
        ],
        [
            -2.572847,
            53.598127
        ],
        [
            -2.572992,
            53.598231
        ],
        [
            -2.57312,
            53.598294
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
3
Record created
Sun, Oct 4, 2026 8:30 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Oct 5, 2026 2:40 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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