M61 Northbound to M65 Westbound link road lane 1 closure

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M61 Northbound to M65 Westbound link road lane 1 closure

Start time
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Aug 8, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
1 hour 50 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M61 – Roundabout At M61 J9/M65 J2
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Clockwise
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 7:54 PM
Last updated
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 9:29 PM
Cleared
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 9:50 PM
  • Latest update: M61 Northbound to M65 Westbound link road lane 1 closure
Coordinates
53.717508, -2.631426
Latitude span
53.716736 – 53.718025
Longitude span
-2.632819 – -2.630756
Bounding box centre
53.717381, -2.631788
Location descriptions
  • roundabout at M61 J9/M65 J2
  • M61 J9 northbound exit
  • M65 J2 westbound access
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Aug 8, 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
roundabout at M61 J9/M65 J2
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
Clockwise
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{1B4CBACB-CE66-4773-87B3-BF7586145D38}
Linear Element Type
Other
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
7 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.717531 -2.631183
53.717549 -2.631214
53.717584 -2.631244

Segment 2

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 J9 northbound exit
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
{C9DA6C79-680D-4A27-88CA-CF3C7D3FEBEC}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
305 m
To Distance
401 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.716736 -2.630756
53.716904 -2.630765
53.717092 -2.630798
53.717164 -2.630829
53.717227 -2.63086
53.717307 -2.630922
53.717406 -2.63103
53.717495 -2.631137
53.717531 -2.631183

Segment 3

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M65 J2 westbound access
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
West Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M65
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{40840414-882B-4386-893B-BE7975B1E48A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
115 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.717584 -2.631244
53.717797 -2.631839
53.71785 -2.632006
53.717912 -2.632219
53.717956 -2.632417
53.717999 -2.63263
53.718025 -2.632819
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
19
First coordinate pair
-2.631183, 53.717531
Road section segments
1
Road section points
19
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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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, Aug 7, 2026 7:54 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 9:29 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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