M61 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 15/6 to 14/2)

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M61 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 15/6 to 14/2)

Start time
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
1 second
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Within J6
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
Wed, Jul 8, 2026 12:38 PM
Last updated
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 6:46 PM
Cleared
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 8:00 PM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 15/6 to 14/2)
Coordinates
53.571790, -2.539954
Latitude span
53.567981 – 53.575573
Longitude span
-2.547187 – -2.531420
Bounding box centre
53.571777, -2.539304
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound within J6
  • M61 southbound between J6 and J5
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Jul 22, 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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound within J6
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
{CAE7E958-CAB8-43FF-9617-1147192DB6D9}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
208 m
To Distance
309 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.575573 -2.547187
53.575061 -2.546393
53.574918 -2.546149

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J6 and J5
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
{6EBF3B0E-BBB5-435F-B70E-4F4DFA42CE1C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
319 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.569574 -2.535435
53.568711 -2.53331
53.568347 -2.532385
53.568072 -2.531659
53.567981 -2.53142

Segment 3

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound within J6
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
{B00A0E39-C169-4647-82D1-544EEA6F419D}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
318 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.574169 -2.544871
53.574053 -2.544673
53.572681 -2.542104
53.57252 -2.541754
53.57228 -2.541268

Segment 4

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound within J6
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
{FBD66277-EE28-4E33-9BFA-AAB91F5C78B4}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
118 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.574918 -2.546149
53.574312 -2.54513
53.574303 -2.545114
53.574169 -2.544871

Segment 5

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J6 and J5
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
{91A9680D-FA39-4757-830A-A3F050D19D2A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
489 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.57228 -2.541268
53.572155 -2.54101
53.571612 -2.539901
53.5713 -2.539247
53.571007 -2.538622
53.570544 -2.537637
53.570348 -2.537227
53.570161 -2.536817
53.569814 -2.536012
53.569672 -2.53567
53.569574 -2.535435
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
28
First coordinate pair
-2.547187, 53.575573
Road section segments
1
Road section points
28
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
2
Record created
Wed, Jul 8, 2026 12:38 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 6:46 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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