M61 southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 13/2 to 11/2)

Planned

M61 southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 13/2 to 11/2)

Start time
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 8:00 AM
Expected end
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 6:00 PM
Duration
10 hours
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Between J6 And J5
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 10:18 AM
Last updated
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 9:55 AM
Cleared
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 6:00 PM
  • Latest update: M61 southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 13/2 to 11/2)
Coordinates
53.559690, -2.502669
Latitude span
53.555872 – 53.564144
Longitude span
-2.518944 – -2.490361
Bounding box centre
53.560008, -2.504652
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between J6 and J5
  • M61 southbound within J5
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 8:00 AM
Overall feed end
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 6:00 PM
Feed window length
10 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

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J6 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{8CD55333-104A-4FD4-A7A7-86AA6BD352F7}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
950 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.561151 -2.507238
53.56099 -2.506627
53.560722 -2.505703
53.559989 -2.503173
53.559944 -2.503036
53.559838 -2.502673
53.55925 -2.500703
53.559173 -2.500446
53.558925 -2.499643
53.558597 -2.498567
53.557976 -2.496612
53.557639 -2.495551
53.557302 -2.49443

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound within J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{EB8749DE-7F0C-4CCA-9C7C-868004BE5C04}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
42 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.556067 -2.490914
53.555872 -2.490361

Segment 3

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J6 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{0212785E-B25B-4A95-95FD-7C3D40303D49}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
395 m
To Distance
1,239 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.564144 -2.518944
53.564084 -2.518697
53.563395 -2.51585
53.563139 -2.51479
53.563024 -2.514336
53.562591 -2.512594
53.562247 -2.511307
53.561565 -2.508762
53.561308 -2.507823
53.561151 -2.507238

Segment 4

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound within J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{C13C429B-1836-4A04-9D7C-C42FEE4DE5EE}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
270 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.557302 -2.49443
53.557062 -2.493824
53.557026 -2.493703
53.556476 -2.492066
53.556378 -2.49179
53.556067 -2.490914
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
31
First coordinate pair
-2.507238, 53.561151
Road section segments
1
Road section points
31
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 10:18 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 9:55 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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