M61 Northbound Jct 6 exit slip road dedicated lane lane 1 closure

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M61 Northbound Jct 6 exit slip road dedicated lane lane 1 closure

Start time
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 6:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Sep 19, 2026 3:00 AM
Duration
2 seconds
Road
M61 – M61 J6 Northbound Exit
Category
Authority Operation
Direction
Northbound
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Sep 2, 2026 12:50 PM
Last updated
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 12:37 PM
Cleared
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 6:00 PM
  • Latest update: M61 Northbound Jct 6 exit slip road dedicated lane lane 1 closure
Coordinates
53.573261, -2.545064
Latitude span
53.572311 – 53.573621
Longitude span
-2.547249 – -2.542158
Bounding box centre
53.572966, -2.544704
Location descriptions
  • M61 J6 northbound exit
  • fast slip from M61 J6 to A6027 westbound
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 6:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Sep 19, 2026 3:00 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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 J6 northbound exit
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{D6F98849-5289-0E85-AAB3-672412A1A419}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
77 m
To Distance
82 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.572311 -2.542158
53.572339 -2.542219

Segment 2

9 coordinate pairs
Description
fast slip from M61 J6 to A6027 westbound
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{E6470010-5641-42B9-A2D0-708CA84DA5A8}
Linear Element Type
Other
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
159 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.573522 -2.544908
53.573584 -2.54512
53.573601 -2.545272
53.573616 -2.545785
53.573621 -2.546692
53.573612 -2.546797
53.573593 -2.546872
53.573538 -2.547098
53.573502 -2.547249

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 J6 northbound exit
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
{2281AFE2-F853-4B1E-B5AB-167D192FCD4F}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
221 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.572339 -2.542219
53.572952 -2.543602
53.573522 -2.544908
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
14
First coordinate pair
-2.542158, 53.572311
Road section segments
1
Road section points
14
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Authority Operation
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Sep 2, 2026 12:50 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 12:37 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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