M61 southbound lane 1 closure (MP 27/4 to 26/2)

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M61 southbound lane 1 closure (MP 27/4 to 26/2)

Start time
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
1 second
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Between J8 And J6
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Jul 7, 2026 9:59 AM
Last updated
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 6:39 PM
Cleared
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 8:00 PM
  • Latest update: M61 southbound lane 1 closure (MP 27/4 to 26/2)
Coordinates
53.665212, -2.618648
Latitude span
53.661043 – 53.668887
Longitude span
-2.623594 – -2.612837
Bounding box centre
53.664965, -2.618216
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between J8 and J6
  • M61 southbound within J8
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 4:00 AM
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

5 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
{5EE8766C-0C3B-4C58-B347-38AB4C90C7E9}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
457 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.667135 -2.621476
53.665892 -2.619709
53.665355 -2.618946
53.664303 -2.617402
53.664008 -2.616974

Segment 2

7 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
{93C433C3-2151-4395-8D12-9F46924E8BE8}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
429 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.664008 -2.616974
53.663803 -2.616668
53.662233 -2.614338
53.66163 -2.613511
53.661434 -2.613276
53.661231 -2.613011
53.661043 -2.612837

Segment 3

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound within 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
{B31F2F9C-DB16-44D4-A4EF-A64269F8F443}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
123 m
To Distance
363 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.668887 -2.623594
53.66873 -2.62343
53.668488 -2.623184
53.668229 -2.622893
53.667961 -2.622602
53.667525 -2.622001
53.667135 -2.621476
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
19
First coordinate pair
-2.621476, 53.667135
Road section segments
1
Road section points
19
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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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, Jul 7, 2026 9:59 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 6:39 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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