M61 Northbound Jct 3 carriageway closure between exit and entry slip road

Planned

M61 Northbound Jct 3 carriageway closure between exit and entry slip road

Start time
Sat, Oct 17, 2026 8:30 PM
Expected end
Sun, Oct 18, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours 30 minutes
Road
M61 – M61 Northbound Within The A666 Junction
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Jan 12, 2026 2:45 PM
Last updated
Sat, Oct 17, 2026 6:41 AM
Cleared
Sun, Oct 18, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M61 Northbound Jct 3 carriageway closure between exit and entry slip road
Coordinates
53.543539, -2.386691
Latitude span
53.540244 – 53.546291
Longitude span
-2.389779 – -2.385527
Bounding box centre
53.543268, -2.387653
Location descriptions
  • M61 northbound within the A666 junction
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sat, Oct 17, 2026 8:30 PM
Overall feed end
Sun, Oct 18, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 30 minutes
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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 northbound within the A666 junction
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
{4014B967-C1F3-4667-9126-F2C8650B1761}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
56 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.545783 -2.38556
53.545945 -2.385547
53.546291 -2.385527

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 northbound within the A666 junction
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
{02B55D12-9681-4EEE-A844-B6DF61AB79EF}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
84 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.543083 -2.386622
53.543449 -2.386416
53.543686 -2.386281
53.543803 -2.386221

Segment 3

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 northbound within the A666 junction
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
{1C35AC9E-DD27-4C45-AF32-BFFF92F6114A}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
383 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.540244 -2.389779
53.541007 -2.388574
53.541028 -2.388535
53.541127 -2.388385
53.541425 -2.387995
53.541659 -2.387726
53.541759 -2.387606
53.542128 -2.387278
53.542408 -2.387054
53.542948 -2.386697
53.543083 -2.386622

Segment 4

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 northbound within the A666 junction
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
{B97D06EB-1924-4F85-8903-65FAA6C5470C}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
224 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.543803 -2.386221
53.543875 -2.386192
53.544424 -2.385955
53.544937 -2.385779
53.545171 -2.385721
53.545432 -2.385633
53.545531 -2.385603
53.545738 -2.385575
53.545783 -2.38556
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
27
First coordinate pair
-2.385560, 53.545783
Road section segments
1
Road section points
27
View geometry JSON
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Jan 12, 2026 2:45 PM
Record versioned
Sat, Oct 17, 2026 6:41 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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