M61 southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 13/2 to 11/2)
PlannedM61 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
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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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