M61 Southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 34/2 to 33/8)

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M61 Southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 34/2 to 33/8)

Start time
Mon, Oct 5, 2026 6:00 AM
Expected end
Thu, Dec 31, 2026 11:00 PM
Duration
1 week 7 hours 25 minutes
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Between M6 And J9
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 11:29 AM
Last updated
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 1:02 PM
Cleared
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 1:25 PM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 34/2 to 33/8)
Coordinates
53.725596, -2.633376
Latitude span
53.723992 – 53.726988
Longitude span
-2.635040 – -2.631762
Bounding box centre
53.725490, -2.633401
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between M6 and J9
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Mon, Oct 5, 2026 6:00 AM
Overall feed end
Thu, Dec 31, 2026 11:00 PM
Feed window length
2 months 3 weeks 5 days
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

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between M6 and J9
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
{DA600FF6-7A69-4E32-AE4E-DA89961BF9C8}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
342 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.726599 -2.634492
53.726319 -2.634126
53.72594 -2.633656
53.725573 -2.633263
53.725155 -2.63279
53.724905 -2.632557
53.724819 -2.632476
53.724694 -2.632359
53.724307 -2.632023
53.723992 -2.631762

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between M6 and J9
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
{857E19E8-16EA-4E59-B494-C2E28B8DCA70}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
951 m
To Distance
1,008 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.726988 -2.63504
53.726859 -2.634856
53.726599 -2.634492
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
13
First coordinate pair
-2.634492, 53.726599
Road section segments
1
Road section points
13
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 11:29 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 1:02 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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