M61 southbound link road to M60 clockwise closure

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M61 southbound link road to M60 clockwise closure

Start time
Sat, Oct 3, 2026 9:37 PM
Expected end
Sun, Oct 4, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
7 hours 23 minutes
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Between J2 And J1
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Sun, Oct 4, 2026 4:12 AM
Last updated
Sun, Oct 4, 2026 4:48 AM
Cleared
Sun, Oct 4, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M61 southbound link road to M60 clockwise closure
Coordinates
53.525610, -2.357467
Latitude span
53.524896 – 53.527202
Longitude span
-2.362387 – -2.351180
Bounding box centre
53.526049, -2.356784
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between J2 and J1
  • link road from M61 J1 to M60 J15 clockwise
  • M60 clockwise between J15 and J16
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Sat, Oct 3, 2026 9:37 PM
Overall feed end
Sun, Oct 4, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
7 hours 23 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
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 between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
5 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{1B14BE2B-980D-427B-950C-965AA4DB195C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
451 m
To Distance
475 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.527202 -2.362387
53.527151 -2.362311
53.527035 -2.362159

Segment 2

27 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M61 J1 to M60 J15 clockwise
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{66ECAFA6-EC45-4451-AD8C-92AB3265CD78}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
675 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.527035 -2.362159
53.526928 -2.361962
53.526838 -2.361811
53.526731 -2.361653
53.526507 -2.361325
53.526391 -2.361158
53.526337 -2.361052
53.526123 -2.360704
53.525944 -2.360355
53.525798 -2.360022
53.525739 -2.359886
53.525525 -2.359326
53.525391 -2.358883
53.525347 -2.358736
53.525284 -2.358494
53.525222 -2.358237
53.525107 -2.357693
53.525028 -2.357165
53.524984 -2.356757
53.524932 -2.356063
53.524924 -2.355942
53.524915 -2.355685
53.524917 -2.355037
53.524929 -2.354434
53.524939 -2.353891
53.524931 -2.353468
53.524896 -2.353136

Segment 3

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M60 clockwise between J15 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
5 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
Clockwise
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M60
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{9E2FAE99-C7FB-408C-94FE-0D6E0F4F1534}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
129 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.524896 -2.353136
53.524934 -2.352518
53.524941 -2.352171
53.524944 -2.352035
53.524945 -2.3519
53.524937 -2.351447
53.524938 -2.35118
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
37
First coordinate pair
-2.362387, 53.527202
Road section segments
1
Road section points
37
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Sun, Oct 4, 2026 4:12 AM
Record versioned
Sun, Oct 4, 2026 4:48 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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