M61 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 10/0 to 8/5)

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M61 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 10/0 to 8/5)

Start time
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Sep 26, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
2 seconds
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Within J4
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 3:02 AM
Last updated
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 5:33 PM
Cleared
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 8:00 PM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 10/0 to 8/5)
Coordinates
53.548132, -2.464854
Latitude span
53.545741 – 53.550480
Longitude span
-2.475089 – -2.453191
Bounding box centre
53.548111, -2.464140
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound within J4
  • M61 southbound between J5 and J4
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Sep 26, 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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound within J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{FFF96A8A-FD28-439F-B92B-DA6050EAF0A5}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
50 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.545885 -2.453911
53.545741 -2.453191

Segment 2

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J5 and J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{86686345-0D66-4CF9-84CD-7B95C4F3CFF2}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
827 m
To Distance
1,265 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.55048 -2.475089
53.550122 -2.47388
53.54984 -2.47282
53.549715 -2.472351
53.549715 -2.472336
53.549618 -2.471973
53.549237 -2.470429
53.548981 -2.469339
53.54891 -2.469037

Segment 3

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J5 and J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{06EFDD68-7704-4725-8B94-AB8085B4B46E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,057 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.54891 -2.469037
53.548689 -2.468023
53.548425 -2.466737
53.547446 -2.461776
53.546464 -2.456864
53.546423 -2.456664
53.546212 -2.455499
53.545947 -2.454214
53.545885 -2.453911
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
20
First coordinate pair
-2.453911, 53.545885
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
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 3:02 AM
Record versioned
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 5:33 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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