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M61 Northbound lane 2 closure (MP 33/0a to 35/0)

Planned

M61 Northbound lane 2 closure (MP 33/0a to 35/0)

Start time
Sat, Oct 17, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Sun, Oct 18, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M61 – M61 Northbound Within J9
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 8:25 AM
Last updated
Sat, Oct 17, 2026 2:41 AM
Cleared
Sun, Oct 18, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: M61 Northbound lane 2 closure (MP 33/0a to 35/0)
Coordinates
53.723077, -2.632911
Latitude span
53.717041 – 53.732060
Longitude span
-2.644707 – -2.629967
Bounding box centre
53.724551, -2.637337
Location descriptions
  • M61 northbound within J9
  • M61 northbound between J9 and M6
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sat, Oct 17, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sun, Oct 18, 2026 4:00 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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 northbound within J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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
{E8476B96-A5F1-4EBF-B39E-09DED9FD0CBF}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
95 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.718409 -2.629969
53.71893 -2.629992
53.719263 -2.630027

Segment 2

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 northbound between J9 and M6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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
{C5C46959-FF5A-48E1-8F98-E9B969D76A0B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
319 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.721611 -2.630613
53.72211 -2.630869
53.72256 -2.631103
53.72293 -2.631313
53.723355 -2.631589
53.723682 -2.631844

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 northbound within J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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
{D5B9AC38-D4E6-4E69-A481-7831396FA71B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
17 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.718256 -2.629967
53.718409 -2.629969

Segment 4

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 northbound between J9 and M6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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 End2
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{C25F500E-7571-4015-A73F-0F69E1D7C7DF}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
363 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.723878 -2.631983
53.724137 -2.632197
53.724623 -2.632612
53.725029 -2.632985
53.725426 -2.633397
53.725952 -2.634001
53.726479 -2.634669

Segment 5

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 northbound within J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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
{9BCBD348-4209-4832-B381-1EC7609B2882}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
189 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.719769 -2.630082
53.720112 -2.63014
53.720492 -2.630235
53.720955 -2.630378

Segment 6

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 northbound within J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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
{39A9EF96-6A19-4B95-B15A-9750E3071987}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
341 m
To Distance
370 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.717041 -2.630072
53.717051 -2.63007
53.717303 -2.630043

Segment 7

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 northbound between J9 and M6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{2E4A3294-8647-445E-B3BC-98DBD4AB111F}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
908 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.727962 -2.636993
53.728532 -2.638063
53.72871 -2.638384
53.728722 -2.638401
53.730012 -2.640846
53.730543 -2.641852
53.73206 -2.644707

Segment 8

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 northbound within J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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
{70EB4A69-2ECE-4CFB-8D42-2073609DE44C}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
106 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.717528 -2.630016
53.718004 -2.629978
53.718256 -2.629967
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
47
First coordinate pair
-2.629969, 53.718409
Road section segments
1
Road section points
47
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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
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 8:25 AM
Record versioned
Sat, Oct 17, 2026 2:41 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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