M61 Northbound Rivington exit and entry slip road closures

Cleared

Start time: Sun, Oct 4, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end: Mon, Oct 5, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 5 hours 45 minutes 2 seconds
Road: M61 – M61 Northbound Between J6 And J8
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Northbound
Reason: Maintenance Work

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First published: Fri, Sep 18, 2026 9:44 AM
Last updated: Mon, Oct 5, 2026 12:41 AM
Cleared: Mon, Oct 5, 2026 2:45 AM

Latest update: M61 Northbound Rivington exit and entry slip road closures

Coordinates: 53.599486, -2.573538
Latitude span: 53.596908 – 53.603701
Longitude span: -2.575705 – -2.571632
Bounding box centre: 53.600305, -2.573669
Location descriptions: M61 northbound between J6 and J8

M61 southbound at the Rivington Services slip road between J8 and J6

M61 northbound at the Rivington Services slip road between J6 and J8

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Sun, Oct 4, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end: Mon, Oct 5, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length: 8 hours
Probability code (raw): probable
Compliance option (raw): mandatory
Source identification (raw): roadworks

Management type value: carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
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 northbound between J6 and J8
Lanes Restricted: 4 lanes 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: {D7861A83-AFC8-45D8-9DDD-F2ACA199B21B}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 140 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.596908 -2.571632
53.597997 -2.572707

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs

Description: M61 southbound at the Rivington Services slip road between J8 and J6
Lanes Restricted: 2 lanes 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: {63FA9183-4B9F-462B-AF1D-F096EA0AA394}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance: 11 m
To Distance: 209 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.601961 -2.575068
53.602161 -2.575065
53.603701 -2.575705

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs

Description: M61 northbound at the Rivington Services slip road between J6 and J8
Lanes Restricted: 2 lanes 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: {365100D1-5D23-C71D-1B79-DF2067934104}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 43 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.597997 -2.572707
53.598127 -2.572847
53.598231 -2.572992
53.598294 -2.57312

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 9
First coordinate pair: -2.571632, 53.596908
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 9

View geometry JSON

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Maintenance Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Carriageway Closures