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M61 Northbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 29/3 - 33/4)

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M61 Northbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 29/3 - 33/4)

Start time
Sun, Oct 4, 2026 8:24 PM
Expected end
Mon, Oct 5, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
7 hours 36 minutes
Road
M61 – M61 Northbound Between J8 And J9
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected, 2 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Sun, Oct 4, 2026 8:32 PM
Last updated
Mon, Oct 5, 2026 2:57 AM
Cleared
Mon, Oct 5, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: M61 Northbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 29/3 - 33/4)
Coordinates
53.701389, -2.628758
Latitude span
53.685679 – 53.720544
Longitude span
-2.632492 – -2.624136
Bounding box centre
53.703112, -2.628314
Location descriptions
  • M61 northbound between J8 and J9
  • M61 northbound within J9
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Sun, Oct 4, 2026 8:24 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, Oct 5, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
7 hours 36 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
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

33 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 northbound between J8 and J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{55134365-7B32-4CD3-AB8F-229B5CEFEB42}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,189 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
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Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 northbound within J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
106 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 3

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 northbound between J8 and J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,075 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 4

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 northbound within J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
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Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 5

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 northbound within J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
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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 
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Segment 6

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 northbound within J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
370 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 7

30 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 northbound between J8 and J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
271 m
To Distance
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Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 8

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 northbound within J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{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 
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
91
First coordinate pair
-2.626660, 53.694608
Road section segments
1
Road section points
91
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Sun, Oct 4, 2026 8:32 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Oct 5, 2026 2:57 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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Starts in 7 hours 27 minutes

Starts 12 Oct 2026, 22:00 Expected clear 13 Oct 2026, 05:00

M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 346/0 to 341/6)

Category: Road Maintenance
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M61 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 34/6 to 33/8)

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Preston South M61 · M61 Southbound Between M6 And J9

Starts in 4 hours 27 minutes

Starts 12 Oct 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 13 Oct 2026, 05:00

M61 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 34/6 to 33/8)

Category: Road Maintenance
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M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 12/9 to 12/0)

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Bolton M61 · M61 Southbound Between J6 And J5

Cleared 16 hours 32 minutes ago

Started 11 Oct 2026, 22:00 Ended 11 Oct 2026, 22:00

M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 12/9 to 12/0)

Category: Construction Work
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M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 12/9 to 12/0)

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Bolton M61 · M61 Southbound Between J6 And J5

Cleared 14 hours 17 minutes ago

Started 11 Oct 2026, 20:05 Ended 12 Oct 2026, 00:15

M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 12/9 to 12/0)

Category: Construction Work
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M61 Northbound Rivington exit and entry slip road closures

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Bolton M61 · M61 Northbound Between J6 And J8

Cleared 9 hours 42 minutes ago

Started 11 Oct 2026, 20:00 Ended 12 Oct 2026, 04:50

M61 Northbound Rivington exit and entry slip road closures

Category: Road Maintenance
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