M61 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 22/6 to 21/6)

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M61 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 22/6 to 21/6)

Start time
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Jul 25, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
5 hours 45 minutes 1 second
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Between J8 And J6
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Jun 17, 2026 3:15 AM
Last updated
Sat, Jul 25, 2026 12:25 AM
Cleared
Sat, Jul 25, 2026 12:45 AM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 22/6 to 21/6)
Coordinates
53.627867, -2.586939
Latitude span
53.623155 – 53.631433
Longitude span
-2.589680 – -2.584942
Bounding box centre
53.627294, -2.587311
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between J8 and J6
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Jul 25, 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

15 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J8 and J6
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
{3B120C5C-1C61-4771-BA80-7CCD3A3A9DAD}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
411 m
To Distance
1,064 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.631433 -2.58968
53.63133 -2.58955
53.630865 -2.589045
53.63065 -2.588815
53.630096 -2.588263
53.629899 -2.588079
53.629559 -2.587772
53.629503 -2.587725
53.629022 -2.587326
53.628726 -2.58711
53.628207 -2.58674
53.627902 -2.586554
53.627221 -2.586151
53.626584 -2.58584
53.626118 -2.585637

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J8 and J6
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
{00BFACAE-5970-4D99-953C-0C201B5BAA2A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
333 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.626118 -2.585637
53.625678 -2.58548
53.624789 -2.585211
53.62434 -2.585114
53.624017 -2.585049
53.623155 -2.584942
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
21
First coordinate pair
-2.589680, 53.631433
Road section segments
1
Road section points
21
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
25
Record created
Wed, Jun 17, 2026 3:15 AM
Record versioned
Sat, Jul 25, 2026 12:25 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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