M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 6/1 to 4/4)

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M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 6/1 to 4/4)

Start time
Mon, Jul 13, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Jul 14, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours 30 minutes 1 second
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Between J4 And J3
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
Wed, Jun 17, 2026 7:23 AM
Last updated
Tue, Jul 14, 2026 4:13 AM
Cleared
Tue, Jul 14, 2026 4:30 AM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 6/1 to 4/4)
Coordinates
53.539097, -2.407710
Latitude span
53.538564 – 53.540771
Longitude span
-2.418812 – -2.398255
Bounding box centre
53.539668, -2.408534
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between J4 and J3
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Jul 13, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Jul 14, 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

19 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J4 and J3
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
{CAB20A7B-54AF-4505-9055-CED2ABBD2BC2}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
659 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.538726 -2.407511
53.538746 -2.407089
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53.538897 -2.405038
53.538972 -2.403847
53.539002 -2.403138
53.539003 -2.402836
53.539004 -2.402338
53.538989 -2.401644
53.538972 -2.401327
53.538937 -2.400949
53.538859 -2.400119
53.53885 -2.400058

Segment 2

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J4 and J3
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
123 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.538848 -2.400037
53.538833 -2.399877
53.538754 -2.399333
53.538652 -2.398765
53.538648 -2.398744
53.538564 -2.398255

Segment 3

18 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J4 and J3
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
{EE327EE9-5554-44ED-B379-C381DEA25A23}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
426 m
To Distance
1,060 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.5396 -2.414822
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53.539307 -2.413748
53.539219 -2.4134
53.539068 -2.412675
53.539015 -2.412402
53.53891 -2.411707
53.538822 -2.411012
53.538805 -2.410876
53.538753 -2.410288
53.538745 -2.410031
53.538736 -2.409955
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
44
First coordinate pair
-2.409955, 53.538736
Road section segments
1
Road section points
44
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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
4
Record created
Wed, Jun 17, 2026 7:23 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Jul 14, 2026 4:13 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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