M61 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 6/1 to 3/0)

Planned

M61 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 6/1 to 3/0)

Start time
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Between J4 And J3
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, Sep 8, 2026 8:45 AM
Last updated
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 7:14 AM
Cleared
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 6/1 to 3/0)
Coordinates
53.538381, -2.403279
Latitude span
53.534756 – 53.540775
Longitude span
-2.418828 – -2.388779
Bounding box centre
53.537766, -2.403804
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between J4 and J3
  • M61 southbound between J3 and J2 from M61
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Oct 15, 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

19 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J4 and J3
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
{CAB20A7B-54AF-4505-9055-CED2ABBD2BC2}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
659 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.538702 -2.409367
53.538695 -2.408869
53.538696 -2.408567
53.538697 -2.40825
53.538714 -2.407813
53.538726 -2.407511
53.538746 -2.407089
53.538892 -2.405098
53.538897 -2.405038
53.538972 -2.403847
53.539002 -2.403138
53.539003 -2.402836
53.539004 -2.402338
53.538989 -2.401644
53.538972 -2.401327
53.538937 -2.400949
53.538859 -2.400119
53.53885 -2.400058

Segment 2

18 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J4 and J3
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
{EE327EE9-5554-44ED-B379-C381DEA25A23}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
425 m
To Distance
1,060 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.539015 -2.412402
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53.538822 -2.411012
53.538805 -2.410876
53.538753 -2.410288
53.538745 -2.410031
53.538736 -2.409955

Segment 3

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J3 and J2 from M61
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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{7F9052DE-5823-4674-B0B4-F3565317732E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
224 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.536084 -2.391326
53.535736 -2.390644
53.535539 -2.39025
53.535012 -2.38928
53.534756 -2.388779

Segment 4

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J3 and J2 from M61
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
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{2E488483-B86D-4CE3-9A21-A21B77D013E0}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
29 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.536245 -2.391675
53.536128 -2.391432
53.536084 -2.391326

Segment 5

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J4 and J3
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
{3BB34EAA-5652-466E-9994-E4B1DEA7E7E5}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
188 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.538848 -2.400037
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53.538652 -2.398765
53.538648 -2.398744
53.53856 -2.39823
53.538392 -2.397474
53.538363 -2.397337

Segment 6

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J3 and J2 from M61
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 End2
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{95DA88E7-2C20-4ADE-AD12-354B7A393B9F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
444 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.536521 -2.392266
53.536245 -2.391675
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
63
First coordinate pair
-2.409955, 53.538736
Road section segments
1
Road section points
63
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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
8
Record created
Tue, Sep 8, 2026 8:45 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 7:14 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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