M61 Southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 19/2 to 18/3)

Cleared

M61 Southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 19/2 to 18/3)

Start time
Sat, Jul 18, 2026 7:00 AM
Expected end
Sat, Jul 18, 2026 4:00 PM
Duration
2 hours 55 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Between J8 And J6
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Jul 13, 2026 2:31 PM
Last updated
Sat, Jul 18, 2026 9:23 AM
Cleared
Sat, Jul 18, 2026 9:55 AM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 19/2 to 18/3)
Coordinates
53.598919, -2.572683
Latitude span
53.595653 – 53.602936
Longitude span
-2.574998 – -2.569957
Bounding box centre
53.599295, -2.572478
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between J8 and J6
  • M61 southbound at Rivington Services between J8 and J6
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sat, Jul 18, 2026 7:00 AM
Overall feed end
Sat, Jul 18, 2026 4:00 PM
Feed window length
9 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

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J8 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{728A2506-090D-4241-B032-FB791336F72B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
157 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.596854 -2.571223
53.596454 -2.570813
53.596293 -2.570653
53.596007 -2.570369
53.595653 -2.569957

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J8 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{75ED5281-CF75-4929-BE13-927BE02AE979}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
156 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.598108 -2.572305
53.597409 -2.571759
53.596854 -2.571223

Segment 3

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound at Rivington Services between J8 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{5F1FA227-A57D-4B18-A0CC-F2369C9D2AE8}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
57 m
To Distance
624 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.602936 -2.574998
53.602225 -2.574638
53.602037 -2.574575
53.601606 -2.574418
53.600808 -2.57406
53.600521 -2.573905
53.600019 -2.573656
53.599607 -2.573411
53.599526 -2.573363
53.599203 -2.573147
53.598773 -2.572839
53.598711 -2.572793
53.598496 -2.572624
53.598108 -2.572305
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
22
First coordinate pair
-2.571223, 53.596854
Road section segments
1
Road section points
22
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Jul 13, 2026 2:31 PM
Record versioned
Sat, Jul 18, 2026 9:23 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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