M61 Northbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 12/1 to 12/9)

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M61 Northbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 12/1 to 12/9)

Start time
Sun, Jun 28, 2026 10:00 PM
Expected end
Mon, Jun 29, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
2 hours 45 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M61 – M61 Northbound Between J5 And J6
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Jun 12, 2026 6:03 AM
Last updated
Mon, Jun 29, 2026 12:28 AM
Cleared
Mon, Jun 29, 2026 12:45 AM
  • Latest update: M61 Northbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 12/1 to 12/9)
Coordinates
53.561446, -2.509060
Latitude span
53.559649 – 53.562878
Longitude span
-2.514482 – -2.502655
Bounding box centre
53.561264, -2.508569
Location descriptions
  • M61 northbound between J5 and J6
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sun, Jun 28, 2026 10:00 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, Jun 29, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
6 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

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 northbound between J5 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{9E17FDAE-BDCC-4B0C-A7A8-3E62F4524AE4}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
584 m
To Distance
932 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.559649 -2.502655
53.560358 -2.505064
53.560536 -2.5057
53.56096 -2.507215
53.561014 -2.507382

Segment 2

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 northbound between J5 and J6
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
{544CC332-2FD7-47AC-B688-7338C73D321D}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
514 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
53.561969 -2.510926
53.562068 -2.511305
53.562606 -2.51338
53.562871 -2.514455
53.562878 -2.514482
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
13
First coordinate pair
-2.502655, 53.559649
Road section segments
1
Road section points
13
View geometry JSON
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            ],
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                -2.514455,
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            ],
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View road section coordinates
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            -2.502655,
            53.559649
        ],
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            -2.505064,
            53.560358
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        ],
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        ],
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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
Fri, Jun 12, 2026 6:03 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Jun 29, 2026 12:28 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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