M61 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 17/8 to 17/1)

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M61 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 17/8 to 17/1)

Start time
Sun, Jul 26, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
2 seconds
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Between J8 And J6
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Sun, Jul 26, 2026 7:02 PM
Last updated
Sun, Jul 26, 2026 7:15 PM
Cleared
Sun, Jul 26, 2026 8:00 PM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 17/8 to 17/1)
Coordinates
53.590145, -2.561769
Latitude span
53.587791 – 53.592521
Longitude span
-2.565265 – -2.558896
Bounding box centre
53.590156, -2.562081
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between J8 and J6
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sun, Jul 26, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, Jul 27, 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

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J8 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{823013F8-70CC-49F6-8A76-135D0B0E6BAC}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
483 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.592471 -2.565174
53.592259 -2.564789
53.59201 -2.564348
53.591751 -2.563891
53.591466 -2.563389
53.590752 -2.562322
53.59027 -2.56165
53.589948 -2.561223
53.589591 -2.560795
53.589278 -2.560429
53.589217 -2.560366

Segment 2

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J8 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{CCB5C35F-9460-4F2B-B631-7AE41F0202F8}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
186 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.589217 -2.560366
53.588804 -2.559909
53.588545 -2.559618
53.588312 -2.559389
53.58828 -2.559358
53.587945 -2.559037
53.587791 -2.558896

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J8 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{5A070E82-BCEC-4217-8890-ED3A1896A2B3}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
448 m
To Distance
457 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.592521 -2.565265
53.592471 -2.565174
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
20
First coordinate pair
-2.565174, 53.592471
Road section segments
1
Road section points
20
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
1
Record created
Sun, Jul 26, 2026 7:02 PM
Record versioned
Sun, Jul 26, 2026 7:15 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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