M61 Northbound to M65 Westbound link road hardshoulder closure

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M61 Northbound to M65 Westbound link road hardshoulder closure

Start time
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 4:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
13 hours
Road
M65 – M65 J2 Westbound Access
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Westbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 6:05 AM
Last updated
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 4:41 AM
Cleared
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M61 Northbound to M65 Westbound link road hardshoulder closure
Coordinates
53.718137, -2.634945
Latitude span
53.718026 – 53.718212
Longitude span
-2.636930 – -2.632828
Bounding box centre
53.718119, -2.634879
Location descriptions
  • M65 J2 westbound access
  • M65 westbound between J2 and J1
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 4:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
13 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

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M65 J2 westbound access
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
West Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M65
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{40840414-882B-4386-893B-BE7975B1E48A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
116 m
To Distance
254 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.718026 -2.632828
53.718095 -2.633328
53.718112 -2.633495
53.718145 -2.633965
53.718157 -2.634117
53.71817 -2.634299
53.718212 -2.634891

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M65 westbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
West Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M65
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{8B607DF2-60F1-4E64-B1FC-AB8919EDA327}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
135 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.718212 -2.634891
53.718191 -2.635466
53.718141 -2.63645
53.718112 -2.636783
53.718107 -2.636844
53.718101 -2.63693
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
13
First coordinate pair
-2.632828, 53.718026
Road section segments
1
Road section points
13
View geometry JSON
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            [
                -2.633965,
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            ],
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                -2.636844,
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View road section coordinates
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        [
            -2.632828,
            53.718026
        ],
        [
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        [
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        ],
        [
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        ],
        [
            -2.634299,
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        ],
        [
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        ],
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        ],
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 6:05 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 4:41 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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