M61 Southbound Jct 5 entry slip road lane 1 closure

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M61 Southbound Jct 5 entry slip road lane 1 closure

Start time
Sun, Sep 13, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Mon, Sep 14, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Between J5 And J4
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 11:49 AM
Last updated
Mon, Sep 14, 2026 4:50 AM
Cleared
Mon, Sep 14, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound Jct 5 entry slip road lane 1 closure
Coordinates
53.554618, -2.486448
Latitude span
53.552658 – 53.555731
Longitude span
-2.488806 – -2.481663
Bounding box centre
53.554195, -2.485235
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between J5 and J4
  • M61 J5 southbound access
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sun, Sep 13, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, Sep 14, 2026 5:00 AM
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 J5 and J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{86686345-0D66-4CF9-84CD-7B95C4F3CFF2}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
328 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.554254 -2.485836
53.554156 -2.485518
53.553765 -2.484487
53.553349 -2.483426
53.552658 -2.481663

Segment 2

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 J5 southbound access
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{90CFB162-ACFE-4004-A702-2651C02271F0}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
24 m
To Distance
283 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.555731 -2.488806
53.555671 -2.488766
53.555626 -2.48872
53.555555 -2.488628
53.555519 -2.488553
53.555047 -2.48743
53.55462 -2.486459
53.55445 -2.48614
53.554254 -2.485836
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
14
First coordinate pair
-2.485836, 53.554254
Road section segments
1
Road section points
14
View geometry JSON
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                -2.486459,
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            ],
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                -2.48614,
                53.55445
            ],
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View road section coordinates
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            53.554254
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            -2.485518,
            53.554156
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 11:49 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Sep 14, 2026 4:50 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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