M61 Southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 20/1 to 19/5)

Cleared

Start time: Fri, Jan 2, 2026 8:13 AM
Expected end: Fri, Jan 2, 2026 5:00 PM
Duration: 8 hours 47 minutes
Road: M61 – M61 Southbound Between J8 And J6
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Reason: Repair Work

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First published: Fri, Jan 2, 2026 8:13 AM
Last updated: Fri, Jan 2, 2026 4:46 PM
Cleared: Fri, Jan 2, 2026 5:00 PM

Latest update: M61 Southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 20/1 to 19/5)

Coordinates: 53.607805, -2.579185
Latitude span: 53.605386 – 53.610375
Longitude span: -2.581735 – -2.576648
Bounding box centre: 53.607881, -2.579192
Location descriptions: M61 southbound between J8 and J6

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Fri, Jan 2, 2026 8:13 AM
Overall feed end: Fri, Jan 2, 2026 5:00 PM
Feed window length: 8 hours 47 minutes
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

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: Start2 End2
Linear Element Road: M61
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {3E67836B-A11A-4763-934F-CCEAC84B273D}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 249 m
To Distance: 388 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.610375 -2.581735
53.610048 -2.581501
53.609914 -2.581393
53.609252 -2.580809

Segment 2

10 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: Start2 End1
Linear Element Road: M61
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {8BCDB548-CAC2-41A5-A8E2-BEBDF7B9FD83}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 511 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.609252 -2.580809
53.608876 -2.580442
53.60758 -2.578997
53.607544 -2.578957
53.607124 -2.578438
53.606731 -2.577979
53.606176 -2.577397
53.605559 -2.576784
53.605451 -2.576707
53.605386 -2.576648

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 14
First coordinate pair: -2.581735, 53.610375
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 14

View geometry JSON

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View road section coordinates

Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Repair Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Active
Road management: Other