M61 southbound hard shoulder (MP 3/9 to 3/6)

Planned

M61 southbound hard shoulder (MP 3/9 to 3/6)

Start time
Sun, Nov 8, 2026 9:00 AM
Expected end
Sun, Nov 8, 2026 5:00 PM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Between J3 And J2 From M61
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 2:39 PM
Last updated
Sun, Nov 8, 2026 10:04 AM
Cleared
Sun, Nov 8, 2026 5:00 PM
  • Latest update: M61 southbound hard shoulder (MP 3/9 to 3/6)
Coordinates
53.534135, -2.387376
Latitude span
53.533295 – 53.534973
Longitude span
-2.389204 – -2.385204
Bounding box centre
53.534134, -2.387204
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between J3 and J2 from M61
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sun, Nov 8, 2026 9:00 AM
Overall feed end
Sun, Nov 8, 2026 5:00 PM
Feed window length
8 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

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J3 and J2 from M61
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
{295CA271-8B25-4624-8F7C-32D4C3050C6C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
218 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.53436 -2.387968
53.534036 -2.387265
53.533822 -2.386735
53.533606 -2.386145
53.533399 -2.385576
53.533295 -2.385204

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J3 and J2 from M61
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
{7F9052DE-5823-4674-B0B4-F3565317732E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
187 m
To Distance
293 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.534973 -2.389204
53.534664 -2.388597
53.534486 -2.388241
53.534481 -2.388231
53.53436 -2.387968
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
11
First coordinate pair
-2.387968, 53.534360
Road section segments
1
Road section points
11
View geometry JSON
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            ],
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                -2.386145,
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            ],
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                -2.385576,
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            ],
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                -2.385204,
                53.533295
            ],
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                -2.389204,
                53.534973
            ],
            [
                -2.388597,
                53.534664
            ],
            [
                -2.388241,
                53.534486
            ],
            [
                -2.388231,
                53.534481
            ],
            [
                -2.387968,
                53.53436
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -2.387968,
            53.53436
        ],
        [
            -2.387265,
            53.534036
        ],
        [
            -2.386735,
            53.533822
        ],
        [
            -2.386145,
            53.533606
        ],
        [
            -2.385576,
            53.533399
        ],
        [
            -2.385204,
            53.533295
        ],
        [
            -2.389204,
            53.534973
        ],
        [
            -2.388597,
            53.534664
        ],
        [
            -2.388241,
            53.534486
        ],
        [
            -2.388231,
            53.534481
        ],
        [
            -2.387968,
            53.53436
        ]
    ]
]
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
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 2:39 PM
Record versioned
Sun, Nov 8, 2026 10:04 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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