M61 Southbound Jct 8 exit slip road lane 1 closure

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M61 Southbound Jct 8 exit slip road lane 1 closure

Start time
Sat, Jul 25, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Sun, Jul 26, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
2 seconds
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Between J9 And J8
Category
Authority Operation
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 11:29 PM
Last updated
Sat, Jul 25, 2026 2:21 AM
Cleared
Sat, Jul 25, 2026 7:00 PM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound Jct 8 exit slip road lane 1 closure
Coordinates
53.672585, -2.625925
Latitude span
53.671017 – 53.675196
Longitude span
-2.627439 – -2.624603
Bounding box centre
53.673107, -2.626021
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between J9 and J8
  • M61 J8 southbound exit
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sat, Jul 25, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sun, Jul 26, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 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 J9 and J8
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
{4B3265B5-B404-4022-9D09-AB9B65227716}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
83 m
To Distance
253 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.675196 -2.627439
53.67509 -2.627415
53.674839 -2.62732
53.674131 -2.627067
53.6737 -2.626879

Segment 2

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 J8 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
{9DEB0911-4701-4E29-9E98-5B214036BD94}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
338 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.6737 -2.626879
53.672813 -2.626261
53.672527 -2.62606
53.671963 -2.625627
53.671864 -2.62555
53.671372 -2.625165
53.671292 -2.625103
53.671193 -2.624995
53.671122 -2.624873
53.671095 -2.624827
53.671033 -2.62466
53.671017 -2.624603
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
17
First coordinate pair
-2.627439, 53.675196
Road section segments
1
Road section points
17
View geometry JSON
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            ],
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                -2.62466,
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            ],
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            ]
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View road section coordinates
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            -2.627439,
            53.675196
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            -2.627415,
            53.67509
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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            53.671193
        ],
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        ],
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            53.671095
        ],
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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
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 11:29 PM
Record versioned
Sat, Jul 25, 2026 2:21 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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