M61 Southbound Jct 6 exit slip road dedicated lane lane 1 closure

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M61 Southbound Jct 6 exit slip road dedicated lane lane 1 closure

Start time
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 6:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Sep 19, 2026 3:00 AM
Duration
2 seconds
Road
M61 – Fast Slip From M61 J6 To A6027 Eastbound
Category
Authority Operation
Direction
Southbound
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Sep 2, 2026 12:50 PM
Last updated
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 12:04 PM
Cleared
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 6:00 PM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound Jct 6 exit slip road dedicated lane lane 1 closure
Coordinates
53.575446, -2.545333
Latitude span
53.575330 – 53.576095
Longitude span
-2.547479 – -2.543664
Bounding box centre
53.575713, -2.545572
Location descriptions
  • fast slip from M61 J6 to A6027 eastbound
  • M61 J6 southbound exit
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 6:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Sep 19, 2026 3:00 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

12 coordinate pairs
Description
fast slip from M61 J6 to A6027 eastbound
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{EC6B11A8-F7DC-49C0-8A2C-946B0D777D15}
Linear Element Type
Other
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
178 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.57543 -2.546262
53.575386 -2.546095
53.575368 -2.545989
53.575351 -2.545883
53.575343 -2.545641
53.575336 -2.545143
53.57533 -2.544433
53.57534 -2.544327
53.575349 -2.544207
53.575368 -2.544071
53.575414 -2.54389
53.575509 -2.543664

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 J6 southbound exit
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
{9505CF44-30B9-4B2E-B14C-9BD0A6C33245}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
153 m
To Distance
262 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.576095 -2.547479
53.575644 -2.546642
53.57543 -2.546262
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
15
First coordinate pair
-2.546262, 53.575430
Road section segments
1
Road section points
15
View geometry JSON
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            ],
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                -2.546642,
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            ],
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View road section coordinates
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            -2.546262,
            53.57543
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        ],
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        ],
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            53.57543
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Authority Operation
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Sep 2, 2026 12:50 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 12:04 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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