A666 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 2/5 to 0/8)

Cleared

A666 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 2/5 to 0/8)

Start time
Wed, Dec 3, 2025 8:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Dec 4, 2025 6:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
M61 – Link Road From A666 For M60 J15 Within M61 J2
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected, 1 of 4 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Dec 3, 2025 1:32 AM
Last updated
Wed, Dec 3, 2025 8:06 PM
Cleared
Thu, Dec 4, 2025 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: A666 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 2/5 to 0/8)
Coordinates
53.531236, -2.378191
Latitude span
53.527611 – 53.534230
Longitude span
-2.389726 – -2.363015
Bounding box centre
53.530921, -2.376371
Location descriptions
  • link road from A666 for M60 J15 within M61 J2
  • M61 southbound between J2 and J1
  • M61 southbound between A666 and J2
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Dec 3, 2025 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Dec 4, 2025 6:00 AM
Feed window length
10 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

12 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from A666 for M60 J15 within M61 J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
765 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.532962 -2.38671
53.532771 -2.385914
53.532519 -2.384626
53.532059 -2.382464
53.531829 -2.381375
53.531687 -2.38065
53.531253 -2.378624
53.530952 -2.377189
53.530926 -2.377007
53.530908 -2.376886
53.530909 -2.376705

Segment 2

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
593 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.530909 -2.376705
53.5309 -2.37669
53.530412 -2.374498
53.529934 -2.372277
53.529872 -2.371989
53.5298 -2.371647
53.529092 -2.368287

Segment 3

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
0 m
To Distance
389 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.529092 -2.368287
53.528392 -2.365007
53.528312 -2.364713
53.528277 -2.364584
53.528179 -2.364281
53.527983 -2.363782
53.527858 -2.363509
53.527706 -2.363191
53.527626 -2.363039
53.527611 -2.363015

Segment 4

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between A666 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
234 m
To Distance
417 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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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
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
42
First coordinate pair
-2.387566, 53.533222
Road section segments
1
Road section points
42
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Dec 3, 2025 1:32 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Dec 3, 2025 8:06 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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