A666 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 4/2 to 2/2)

Planned

A666 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 4/2 to 2/2)

Start time
Mon, Aug 24, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Aug 25, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Between A666 And J2
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 11:26 AM
Last updated
Mon, Aug 24, 2026 12:23 AM
Cleared
Tue, Aug 25, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: A666 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 4/2 to 2/2)
Coordinates
53.537556, -2.388976
Latitude span
53.532060 – 53.544143
Longitude span
-2.391533 – -2.382469
Bounding box centre
53.538102, -2.387001
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between A666 and J2
  • link road from A666 for M60 J15 within M61 J2
  • M61 southbound within the A666 junction
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Aug 24, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Aug 25, 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

20 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between A666 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{7D69EB26-1784-4AFF-AD57-A22DEF5704E7}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
417 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.535698 -2.391142
53.535339 -2.390912
53.535178 -2.39079
53.535061 -2.390683
53.534855 -2.3905
53.534515 -2.390105
53.534282 -2.389801
53.534157 -2.389619
53.53405 -2.389452
53.534014 -2.389391
53.533924 -2.389239
53.533835 -2.389073
53.533665 -2.388724
53.533647 -2.388679
53.533398 -2.388088
53.533291 -2.387785
53.53329 -2.387778
53.533255 -2.387679
53.533222 -2.387566

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from A666 for M60 J15 within M61 J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{BEBA5F5B-9188-4ACC-A4EF-F9645FB41E7D}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
362 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.533222 -2.387566
53.532962 -2.38671
53.532771 -2.385914
53.532519 -2.384626
53.53206 -2.382469

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound within the A666 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{C159EEAA-7203-4721-B22D-A712E9D64820}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
85 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.543741 -2.386025
53.543375 -2.386209
53.543327 -2.386232
53.543012 -2.38641

Segment 4

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound within the A666 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{E8063A77-1576-4523-8AB6-76AAB0383644}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
185 m
To Distance
231 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.544143 -2.385855
53.543849 -2.38598
53.543741 -2.386025

Segment 5

19 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between A666 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{FFE88C2B-00C8-4A86-BD96-A4EA5A5A3B68}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
429 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.538097 -2.391345
53.537953 -2.391404
53.537867 -2.391425
53.537865 -2.391426
53.537674 -2.391477
53.537575 -2.391491
53.537252 -2.391533
53.53709 -2.391532
53.536677 -2.391498
53.536524 -2.391466
53.536371 -2.391435
53.536192 -2.391373
53.536084 -2.391326

Segment 6

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound within the A666 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{BE33272C-F08C-47E3-B781-7EBC60554345}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
440 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.540179 -2.389481
53.53974 -2.39005
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
62
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
62
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
5
Record created
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 11:26 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Aug 24, 2026 12:23 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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