M61 Southbound hardshoulder closure (MP 6/8 to 6/5)

Cleared

M61 Southbound hardshoulder closure (MP 6/8 to 6/5)

Start time
Sat, Oct 3, 2026 8:00 AM
Expected end
Sat, Oct 3, 2026 4:00 PM
Duration
40 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Between J4 And J3
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 9:31 AM
Last updated
Sat, Oct 3, 2026 8:22 AM
Cleared
Sat, Oct 3, 2026 8:40 AM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound hardshoulder closure (MP 6/8 to 6/5)
Coordinates
53.541516, -2.426692
Latitude span
53.541462 – 53.541645
Longitude span
-2.430054 – -2.424379
Bounding box centre
53.541554, -2.427217
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between J4 and J3
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sat, Oct 3, 2026 8:00 AM
Overall feed end
Sat, Oct 3, 2026 4:00 PM
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

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J4 and J3
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
{5386C232-5E15-47BA-A74A-82847B9D9709}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
1,004 m
To Distance
1,333 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.541645 -2.430054
53.541607 -2.429479
53.54154 -2.428226
53.541525 -2.427758
53.541499 -2.426913
53.54147 -2.425102

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J4 and J3
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
{EE327EE9-5554-44ED-B379-C381DEA25A23}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
47 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.54147 -2.425102
53.54147 -2.425042
53.541471 -2.42486
53.541462 -2.424379
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
10
First coordinate pair
-2.430054, 53.541645
Road section segments
1
Road section points
10
View geometry JSON
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            ],
            [
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                53.54154
            ],
            [
                -2.427758,
                53.541525
            ],
            [
                -2.426913,
                53.541499
            ],
            [
                -2.425102,
                53.54147
            ],
            [
                -2.425102,
                53.54147
            ],
            [
                -2.425042,
                53.54147
            ],
            [
                -2.42486,
                53.541471
            ],
            [
                -2.424379,
                53.541462
            ]
        ]
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View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -2.430054,
            53.541645
        ],
        [
            -2.429479,
            53.541607
        ],
        [
            -2.428226,
            53.54154
        ],
        [
            -2.427758,
            53.541525
        ],
        [
            -2.426913,
            53.541499
        ],
        [
            -2.425102,
            53.54147
        ],
        [
            -2.425102,
            53.54147
        ],
        [
            -2.425042,
            53.54147
        ],
        [
            -2.42486,
            53.541471
        ],
        [
            -2.424379,
            53.541462
        ]
    ]
]
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
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 9:31 AM
Record versioned
Sat, Oct 3, 2026 8:22 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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