M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 20/3 to 19/2)

Cleared

Start time: Sat, Oct 10, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end: Sun, Oct 11, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration: 1 second
Road: M61 – M61 Southbound Between J8 And J6
Category: Construction Work
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: 2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason: Construction Work

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First published: Thu, Sep 24, 2026 10:26 AM
Last updated: Sat, Oct 10, 2026 2:20 AM
Cleared: Sat, Oct 10, 2026 8:00 PM

Latest update: M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 20/3 to 19/2)

Coordinates: 53.607560, -2.578941
Latitude span: 53.602942 – 53.612138
Longitude span: -2.582840 – -2.575001
Bounding box centre: 53.607540, -2.578921
Location descriptions: M61 southbound between J8 and J6

M61 southbound at Rivington Services between J8 and J6

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Sat, Oct 10, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end: Sun, Oct 11, 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

7 coordinate pairs

Description: M61 southbound between J8 and J6
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 2 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: {3E67836B-A11A-4763-934F-CCEAC84B273D}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 39 m
To Distance: 388 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.611249 -2.582333
53.610648 -2.581932
53.610048 -2.581501
53.609914 -2.581393
53.609252 -2.580809

Segment 2

12 coordinate pairs

Description: M61 southbound between J8 and J6
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 2 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: {8BCDB548-CAC2-41A5-A8E2-BEBDF7B9FD83}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 748 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.606176 -2.577397
53.605559 -2.576784
53.605451 -2.576707
53.605147 -2.576431
53.604269 -2.575739
53.603429 -2.575248

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs

Description: M61 southbound at Rivington Services between J8 and 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: {5F1FA227-A57D-4B18-A0CC-F2369C9D2AE8}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 56 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.603429 -2.575248
53.602942 -2.575001

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 21
First coordinate pair: -2.582840, 53.612138
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 21

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Cause type: Construction Work
Detailed cause: Construction Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Other