M61 Northbound Rivington exit and entry slip road closures

Active

M61 Northbound Rivington exit and entry slip road closures

Start time
Sun, Oct 25, 2026 10:25 PM
Expected end
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
7 hours 35 minutes
Road
M61 – M61 Northbound Between J6 And J8
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
Hover or tap markers for full details

Move Insights

Thinking of moving to this area?

Check flood risk, planning history, EPC ratings and more with a Move Insights property report.

Flood risk assessment
Planning history
EPC ratings & more
First published
Sun, Oct 25, 2026 10:25 PM
Last updated
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 12:29 AM
Cleared
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 6:00 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 northbound at the Rivington Services slip road between J6 and J8
  • M61 southbound at the Rivington Services slip road between J8 and J6
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Sun, Oct 25, 2026 10:25 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
7 hours 35 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
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

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

Segment 3

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
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
9
First coordinate pair
-2.571632, 53.596908
Road section segments
1
Road section points
9
View geometry JSON
{
    "type": "MultiLineString",
    "coordinates": [
        [
            [
                -2.571632,
                53.596908
            ],
            [
                -2.572707,
                53.597997
            ],
            [
                -2.572707,
                53.597997
            ],
            [
                -2.572847,
                53.598127
            ],
            [
                -2.572992,
                53.598231
            ],
            [
                -2.57312,
                53.598294
            ],
            [
                -2.575068,
                53.601961
            ],
            [
                -2.575065,
                53.602161
            ],
            [
                -2.575705,
                53.603701
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
[
    [
        [
            -2.571632,
            53.596908
        ],
        [
            -2.572707,
            53.597997
        ],
        [
            -2.572707,
            53.597997
        ],
        [
            -2.572847,
            53.598127
        ],
        [
            -2.572992,
            53.598231
        ],
        [
            -2.57312,
            53.598294
        ],
        [
            -2.575068,
            53.601961
        ],
        [
            -2.575065,
            53.602161
        ],
        [
            -2.575705,
            53.603701
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
3
Record created
Sun, Oct 25, 2026 10:25 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 12:29 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

Driving on the M61? See every live closure, roadwork and planned restriction on this road.

M61 live closures

Related incidents

M61 Southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 34/2 to 33/8)

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

Expected to clear in 2 months 5 days

Started 5 Oct 2026, 07:00 Expected clear 31 Dec 2026, 23:00

M61 Southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 34/2 to 33/8)

Category: Road Maintenance
View update

M61 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 27/4 to 26/3)

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Chorley M61 · M61 Southbound Within J8

Starts in 19 hours 28 minutes

Starts 26 Oct 2026, 21:00 Expected clear 27 Oct 2026, 05:00

M61 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 27/4 to 26/3)

Category: Road Maintenance
View update

M61 Northbound Rivington exit and entry slip road closures

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Bolton M61 · M61 Northbound At The Rivington Services Slip Road Between J6 And J8

Cleared 1 day 5 hours ago

Started 24 Oct 2026, 21:00 Ended 24 Oct 2026, 21:00

M61 Northbound Rivington exit and entry slip road closures

Category: Road Maintenance
View update

M61 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 27/5 to 26/0)

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Chorley M61 · M61 Southbound Within J8

Cleared 2 days 11 minutes ago

Started 23 Oct 2026, 23:45 Ended 24 Oct 2026, 02:20

M61 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 27/5 to 26/0)

Category: Road Maintenance
View update

M61 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 27/5 to 26/4)

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Chorley M61 · M61 Southbound Between J8 And J6

Cleared 1 day 21 hours ago

Started 23 Oct 2026, 23:45 Ended 24 Oct 2026, 05:00

M61 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 27/5 to 26/4)

Category: Road Maintenance
View update

M61 southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 10/3 to 8/5)

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Bolton M61 · M61 Southbound Within J4

Cleared 2 days 26 minutes ago

Started 23 Oct 2026, 20:01 Ended 24 Oct 2026, 02:05

M61 southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 10/3 to 8/5)

Category: Road Maintenance
View update