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M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 23/9 to 19/2)

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M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 23/9 to 19/2)

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 At Rivington Services Between J8 And J6
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 1:53 PM
Last updated
Sat, Oct 10, 2026 3:54 AM
Cleared
Sat, Oct 10, 2026 8:00 PM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 23/9 to 19/2)
Coordinates
53.621698, -2.586146
Latitude span
53.602942 – 53.641366
Longitude span
-2.599738 – -2.575001
Bounding box centre
53.622154, -2.587370
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound at Rivington Services between J8 and J6
  • M61 southbound 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

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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
56 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 2

18 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
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
978 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 3

19 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
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
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Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 4

15 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
80 m
To Distance
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Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 5

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
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
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Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 6

9 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
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
551 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 7

8 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
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
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Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Geometry type
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Geometry points
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First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
83
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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
2
Record created
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 1:53 PM
Record versioned
Sat, Oct 10, 2026 3:54 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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M61 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 34/6 to 33/8)

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Bolton M61 · M61 Southbound Between J6 And J5

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M61 Northbound Rivington exit and entry slip road closures

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M61 Northbound Rivington exit and entry slip road closures

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M61 Northbound Rivington exit and entry slip road closures

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Bolton M61 · M61 Northbound Between J6 And J8

Cleared 12 hours 29 minutes ago

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M61 Northbound Rivington exit and entry slip road closures

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

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Bolton M61 · M61 Southbound Between J8 And J6

Cleared 1 day 20 hours ago

Started 10 Oct 2026, 20:00 Ended 10 Oct 2026, 20:00

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

Category: Construction Work
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