M61 Southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 29/5 to 28/3)

Cleared

M61 Southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 29/5 to 28/3)

Start time
Mon, Feb 9, 2026 8:11 AM
Expected end
Mon, Feb 9, 2026 5:00 PM
Duration
8 hours 49 minutes
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Between J9 And J8
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Active
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Feb 9, 2026 8:15 AM
Last updated
Mon, Feb 9, 2026 8:52 AM
Cleared
Mon, Feb 9, 2026 5:00 PM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 29/5 to 28/3)
Coordinates
53.682689, -2.626243
Latitude span
53.676499 – 53.687528
Longitude span
-2.627820 – -2.624125
Bounding box centre
53.682014, -2.625973
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between J9 and J8
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Mon, Feb 9, 2026 8:11 AM
Overall feed end
Mon, Feb 9, 2026 5:00 PM
Feed window length
8 hours 49 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

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J9 and J8
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
{18578BE6-97BC-463C-88C1-78CCE9D2F239}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
769 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.683312 -2.626295
53.683014 -2.626457
53.682311 -2.626825
53.681825 -2.627015
53.681338 -2.62722
53.680651 -2.627424
53.680231 -2.627552
53.679007 -2.62776
53.678414 -2.627782
53.677893 -2.62782
53.677057 -2.627777
53.676499 -2.627687

Segment 2

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J9 and J8
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
{85E40FE9-81F1-4736-8A4A-4CA62552AD86}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
829 m
To Distance
1,320 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.687528 -2.624125
53.687502 -2.624132
53.687169 -2.624233
53.686602 -2.624482
53.686313 -2.624614
53.685908 -2.62484
53.685123 -2.625277
53.684308 -2.625735
53.683834 -2.626
53.683312 -2.626295
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
22
First coordinate pair
-2.626295, 53.683312
Road section segments
1
Road section points
22
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Feb 9, 2026 8:15 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Feb 9, 2026 8:52 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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