M6 Southbound hardshoulder closure (MP 12/9 to 10/5)
ClearedM6 Southbound hardshoulder closure (MP 12/9 to 10/5)
- Start time
- Fri, Jan 30, 2026 9:11 AM
- Expected end
- Fri, Jan 30, 2026 5:00 PM
- Duration
- 7 hours 49 minutes
- Road
- M61 – M61 Southbound Between J6 And J5
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Direction
- Southbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Reason
- Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Active
Planned
Cleared
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- First published
- Fri, Jan 30, 2026 9:11 AM
- Last updated
- Fri, Jan 30, 2026 9:33 AM
- Cleared
- Fri, Jan 30, 2026 5:00 PM
- Latest update: M6 Southbound hardshoulder closure (MP 12/9 to 10/5)
- Coordinates
- 53.557698, -2.496320
- Latitude span
- 53.552541 – 53.562751
- Longitude span
- -2.513236 – -2.481358
- Bounding box centre
- 53.557646, -2.497297
- Location descriptions
-
- M61 southbound between J6 and J5
- M61 southbound within J5
- M61 southbound between J5 and J4
- Feed validity status
- Active
- Overall feed start
- Fri, Jan 30, 2026 9:11 AM
- Overall feed end
- Fri, Jan 30, 2026 5:00 PM
- Feed window length
- 7 hours 49 minutes
- Probability code (raw)
- certain
- 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
13 coordinate pairs- Description
- M61 southbound between J6 and J5
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Lh
- Lane Number
- 0
- Lane Status
- Closed
- Lane Direction
- Aligned
- Lanes Restricted
- 0 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 4 operational lanes
- Direction On Section
- South Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start2 End1
- Linear Element Road
- M61
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {8CD55333-104A-4FD4-A7A7-86AA6BD352F7}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 950 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.561151 -2.507238 53.56099 -2.506627 53.560722 -2.505703 53.559989 -2.503173 53.559944 -2.503036 53.559838 -2.502673 53.55925 -2.500703 53.559173 -2.500446 53.558925 -2.499643 53.558597 -2.498567 53.557976 -2.496612 53.557639 -2.495551 53.557302 -2.49443
Segment 2
2 coordinate pairs- Description
- M61 southbound within J5
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Lh
- Lane Number
- 0
- Lane Status
- Closed
- Lane Direction
- Aligned
- Lanes Restricted
- 0 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 4 operational lanes
- Direction On Section
- South Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start2 End2
- Linear Element Road
- M61
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {EB8749DE-7F0C-4CCA-9C7C-868004BE5C04}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 137 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.556067 -2.490914 53.555436 -2.489125
Segment 3
6 coordinate pairs- Description
- M61 southbound between J6 and J5
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Lh
- Lane Number
- 0
- Lane Status
- Closed
- Lane Direction
- Aligned
- Lanes Restricted
- 0 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 4 operational lanes
- Direction On Section
- South Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start1 End2
- Linear Element Road
- M61
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {0212785E-B25B-4A95-95FD-7C3D40303D49}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 804 m
- To Distance
- 1,239 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.562751 -2.513236 53.562591 -2.512594 53.562247 -2.511307 53.561565 -2.508762 53.561308 -2.507823 53.561151 -2.507238
Segment 4
6 coordinate pairs- Description
- M61 southbound within J5
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Lh
- Lane Number
- 0
- Lane Status
- Closed
- Lane Direction
- Aligned
- Lanes Restricted
- 0 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 4 operational lanes
- Direction On Section
- South Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start1 End2
- Linear Element Road
- M61
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {C13C429B-1836-4A04-9D7C-C42FEE4DE5EE}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 270 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.557302 -2.49443 53.557062 -2.493824 53.557026 -2.493703 53.556476 -2.492066 53.556378 -2.49179 53.556067 -2.490914
Segment 5
4 coordinate pairs- Description
- M61 southbound within J5
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Lh
- Lane Number
- 0
- Lane Status
- Closed
- Lane Direction
- Aligned
- Lanes Restricted
- 0 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 4 operational lanes
- Direction On Section
- South Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start2 End1
- Linear Element Road
- M61
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {9838D62B-9303-46AD-97DE-5CC1E3F578CF}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 254 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.555436 -2.489125 53.555258 -2.48864 53.554307 -2.486018 53.554254 -2.485836
Segment 6
6 coordinate pairs- Description
- M61 southbound between J5 and J4
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Lh
- Lane Number
- 0
- Lane Status
- Closed
- Lane Direction
- Aligned
- Lanes Restricted
- 0 lanes 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
- {86686345-0D66-4CF9-84CD-7B95C4F3CFF2}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 352 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.554254 -2.485836 53.554156 -2.485518 53.553765 -2.484487 53.553349 -2.483426 53.552582 -2.48147 53.552541 -2.481358
- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 37
- First coordinate pair
- -2.507238, 53.561151
- 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
- Other
- Feed provider
- National Highways
- Data source
- Roadworks
- Feed version
- 1
- Record created
- Fri, Jan 30, 2026 9:11 AM
- Record versioned
- Fri, Jan 30, 2026 9:33 AM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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