M61 Northbound Jct 5 entry slip road lane 1 closure with switching

Planned

M61 Northbound Jct 5 entry slip road lane 1 closure with switching

Start time
Tue, Feb 24, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Feb 25, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M61 – M61 Northbound Between J5 And J6
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Litter Clearance
Active
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Feb 12, 2026 8:14 AM
Last updated
Tue, Feb 24, 2026 4:25 AM
Cleared
Wed, Feb 25, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M61 Northbound Jct 5 entry slip road lane 1 closure with switching
Coordinates
53.556706, -2.493965
Latitude span
53.555515 – 53.558550
Longitude span
-2.499035 – -2.491335
Bounding box centre
53.557033, -2.495185
Location descriptions
  • M61 northbound between J5 and J6
  • M61 J5 northbound access
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Feb 24, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Feb 25, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 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

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 northbound between J5 and J6
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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{9E17FDAE-BDCC-4B0C-A7A8-3E62F4524AE4}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
315 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.557183 -2.494867
53.557183 -2.494882
53.557707 -2.496428
53.557938 -2.49714
53.557973 -2.49725
53.55855 -2.499035

Segment 2

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 J5 northbound access
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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{EE72C59A-BE01-439D-A9F7-32832753A8DC}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
10 m
To Distance
311 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.555515 -2.491335
53.555535 -2.491361
53.555651 -2.491468
53.555785 -2.491635
53.555874 -2.491848
53.555954 -2.49206
53.556168 -2.492545
53.556373 -2.493022
53.556604 -2.493562
53.556827 -2.494093
53.557183 -2.494867
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
17
First coordinate pair
-2.494867, 53.557183
Road section segments
1
Road section points
17
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Litter Clearance
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Feb 12, 2026 8:14 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Feb 24, 2026 4:25 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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