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A580 Westbound to M61 Northbound link road closure

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A580 Westbound to M61 Northbound link road closure

Start time
Sun, May 17, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Mon, May 18, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M61 – Link Road From A580 To M61 Northbound At J2
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Apr 29, 2026 9:48 AM
Last updated
Sun, May 17, 2026 11:43 PM
Cleared
Mon, May 18, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: A580 Westbound to M61 Northbound link road closure
Coordinates
53.517087, -2.368619
Latitude span
53.512024 – 53.525918
Longitude span
-2.371842 – -2.365200
Bounding box centre
53.518971, -2.368521
Location descriptions
  • link road from A580 to M61 northbound at J2
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sun, May 17, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, May 18, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
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

8 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from A580 to M61 northbound at J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{6DF8ABD4-6E45-4E88-9D1C-7C9768E4B001}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
167 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.51212 -2.369165
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53.512199 -2.369784
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Segment 2

9 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from A580 to M61 northbound at J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North 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
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
114 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from A580 to M61 northbound at J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North 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
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
61 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 4

3 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from A580 to M61 northbound at J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North 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
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
19 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 5

6 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from A580 to M61 northbound at J2
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{5A93C8E8-6E27-4D4B-AA4B-A2145FCEF623}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
84 m
To Distance
191 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 6

17 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from A580 to M61 northbound at J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North 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
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
806 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 7

2 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from A580 to M61 northbound at J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{5DA1ACEF-66F8-41E7-B699-6D050518C0CA}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
14 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 8

26 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from A580 to M61 northbound at J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{51A4154F-F908-4147-BCFA-5BB4C281297C}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
651 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Geometry type
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Geometry points
77
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Apr 29, 2026 9:48 AM
Record versioned
Sun, May 17, 2026 11:43 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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