M61 Southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 15/4 to 14/1)
PlannedM61 Southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 15/4 to 14/1)
- Start time
- Tue, Mar 3, 2026 8:00 AM
- Expected end
- Tue, Mar 3, 2026 5:00 PM
- Duration
- 9 hours
- Road
- M61 – M61 Southbound Within J6
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Direction
- Southbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Reason
- Repair Work
Active
Planned
Cleared
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- First published
- Fri, Feb 27, 2026 12:46 PM
- Last updated
- Tue, Mar 3, 2026 3:58 PM
- Cleared
- Tue, Mar 3, 2026 5:00 PM
- Latest update: M61 Southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 15/4 to 14/1)
- Coordinates
- 53.571087, -2.538522
- Latitude span
- 53.567582 – 53.574309
- Longitude span
- -2.545125 – -2.530333
- Bounding box centre
- 53.570946, -2.537729
- Location descriptions
-
- M61 southbound within J6
- M61 southbound between J6 and J5
- Feed validity status
- Planned
- Overall feed start
- Tue, Mar 3, 2026 8:00 AM
- Overall feed end
- Tue, Mar 3, 2026 5:00 PM
- Feed window length
- 9 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
5 coordinate pairs- Description
- M61 southbound within J6
- 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 End1
- Linear Element Road
- M61
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {B00A0E39-C169-4647-82D1-544EEA6F419D}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 318 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.574169 -2.544871 53.574053 -2.544673 53.572681 -2.542104 53.57252 -2.541754 53.57228 -2.541268
Segment 2
6 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 End1
- Linear Element Road
- M61
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {6EBF3B0E-BBB5-435F-B70E-4F4DFA42CE1C}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 404 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.569574 -2.535435 53.568711 -2.53331 53.568347 -2.532385 53.568072 -2.531659 53.567938 -2.531307 53.567582 -2.530333
Segment 3
3 coordinate pairs- Description
- M61 southbound within J6
- 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 End1
- Linear Element Road
- M61
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {FBD66277-EE28-4E33-9BFA-AAB91F5C78B4}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 95 m
- To Distance
- 118 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.574309 -2.545125 53.574303 -2.545114 53.574169 -2.544871
Segment 4
11 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 End1
- Linear Element Road
- M61
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {91A9680D-FA39-4757-830A-A3F050D19D2A}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 489 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.57228 -2.541268 53.572155 -2.54101 53.571612 -2.539901 53.5713 -2.539247 53.571007 -2.538622 53.570544 -2.537637 53.570348 -2.537227 53.570161 -2.536817 53.569814 -2.536012 53.569672 -2.53567 53.569574 -2.535435
- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 25
- First coordinate pair
- -2.544871, 53.574169
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 25
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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- Cause type
- Road Maintenance
- Detailed cause
- Repair Work
- Compliance
- Mandatory
- Probability
- Probable
- Validity status
- Planned
- Road management
- Other
- Feed provider
- National Highways
- Data source
- Roadworks
- Feed version
- 1
- Record created
- Fri, Feb 27, 2026 12:46 PM
- Record versioned
- Tue, Mar 3, 2026 3:58 PM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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