M61 southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 18/7 to 18/2)

Cleared

M61 southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 18/7 to 18/2)

Start time
Sun, Apr 5, 2026 7:00 AM
Expected end
Sun, Apr 5, 2026 4:00 PM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Between J8 And J6
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Repair Work
Active
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Mar 31, 2026 1:01 PM
Last updated
Sun, Apr 5, 2026 12:07 PM
Cleared
Sun, Apr 5, 2026 4:00 PM
  • Latest update: M61 southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 18/7 to 18/2)
Coordinates
53.596908, -2.571147
Latitude span
53.594918 – 53.598783
Longitude span
-2.572846 – -2.569047
Bounding box centre
53.596851, -2.570947
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between J8 and J6
  • M61 southbound at Rivington Services between J8 and J6
Feed validity status
Suspended
Overall feed start
Sun, Apr 5, 2026 7:00 AM
Overall feed end
Sun, Apr 5, 2026 4:00 PM
Feed window length
9 hours
Probability code (raw)
certain
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 between J8 and 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
{728A2506-090D-4241-B032-FB791336F72B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
177 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.596854 -2.571223
53.596454 -2.570813
53.596293 -2.570653
53.596007 -2.570369
53.595511 -2.569791

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J8 and 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 End2
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{5A070E82-BCEC-4217-8890-ED3A1896A2B3}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
82 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.595511 -2.569791
53.595417 -2.569681
53.59522 -2.569437
53.594918 -2.569047

Segment 3

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound at Rivington Services between J8 and 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
{5F1FA227-A57D-4B18-A0CC-F2369C9D2AE8}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
541 m
To Distance
624 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.598783 -2.572846
53.598773 -2.572839
53.598711 -2.572793
53.598496 -2.572624
53.598108 -2.572305

Segment 4

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J8 and 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
{75ED5281-CF75-4929-BE13-927BE02AE979}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
156 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.598108 -2.572305
53.597409 -2.571759
53.596854 -2.571223
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
17
First coordinate pair
-2.571223, 53.596854
Road section segments
1
Road section points
17
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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            53.596854
        ],
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            -2.570813,
            53.596454
        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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            53.598711
        ],
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        ],
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            53.598108
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            53.598108
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        ]
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Suspended
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Mar 31, 2026 1:01 PM
Record versioned
Sun, Apr 5, 2026 12:07 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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