M61 Northbound lane 1 closure (MP 12/1 to 12/6)

Planned

M61 Northbound lane 1 closure (MP 12/1 to 12/6)

Start time
Fri, Jan 16, 2026 10:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Jan 17, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
7 hours
Road
M61 – M61 Northbound Between J5 And J6
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Active
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Jan 14, 2026 1:14 PM
Last updated
Fri, Jan 16, 2026 9:44 PM
Cleared
Sat, Jan 17, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M61 Northbound lane 1 closure (MP 12/1 to 12/6)
Coordinates
53.560791, -2.506640
Latitude span
53.559639 – 53.561872
Longitude span
-2.510545 – -2.502620
Bounding box centre
53.560756, -2.506583
Location descriptions
  • M61 northbound between J5 and J6
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Jan 16, 2026 10:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Jan 17, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
7 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
581 m
To Distance
932 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.559639 -2.50262
53.559649 -2.502655
53.560358 -2.505064
53.560536 -2.5057
53.56096 -2.507215
53.561014 -2.507382

Segment 2

4 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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{544CC332-2FD7-47AC-B688-7338C73D321D}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
230 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.561014 -2.507382
53.561111 -2.507745
53.561757 -2.510093
53.561872 -2.510545
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
10
First coordinate pair
-2.502620, 53.559639
Road section segments
1
Road section points
10
View geometry JSON
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            ],
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                -2.5057,
                53.560536
            ],
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            ],
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            ],
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            ],
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            ],
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View road section coordinates
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            -2.50262,
            53.559639
        ],
        [
            -2.502655,
            53.559649
        ],
        [
            -2.505064,
            53.560358
        ],
        [
            -2.5057,
            53.560536
        ],
        [
            -2.507215,
            53.56096
        ],
        [
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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            -2.510093,
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        ],
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        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Jan 14, 2026 1:14 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Jan 16, 2026 9:44 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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