M61 Southbound hardshoulder and lane 1 closure (MP 18/0 to 17/4)

Planned

M61 Southbound hardshoulder and lane 1 closure (MP 18/0 to 17/4)

Start time
Sat, Feb 21, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Sun, Feb 22, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Between J8 And J6
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Active
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Feb 6, 2026 12:06 PM
Last updated
Sat, Feb 21, 2026 12:01 PM
Cleared
Sun, Feb 22, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound hardshoulder and lane 1 closure (MP 18/0 to 17/4)
Coordinates
53.587336, -2.559321
Latitude span
53.578754 – 53.593615
Longitude span
-2.567189 – -2.551446
Bounding box centre
53.586185, -2.559318
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between J8 and J6
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sat, Feb 21, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sun, Feb 22, 2026 5:00 AM
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

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J8 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{823013F8-70CC-49F6-8A76-135D0B0E6BAC}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
483 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.592259 -2.564789
53.59201 -2.564348
53.591751 -2.563891
53.591466 -2.563389
53.590752 -2.562322
53.59027 -2.56165
53.589948 -2.561223
53.589591 -2.560795
53.589278 -2.560429
53.589217 -2.560366

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J8 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
272 m
To Distance
457 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.593615 -2.567189
53.593372 -2.566798
53.59282 -2.565824
53.592471 -2.565174

Segment 3

22 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J8 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{CCB5C35F-9460-4F2B-B631-7AE41F0202F8}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,309 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.589217 -2.560366
53.588804 -2.559909
53.588545 -2.559618
53.588312 -2.559389
53.58828 -2.559358
53.587945 -2.559037
53.587354 -2.5585
53.58696 -2.558178
53.586083 -2.557517
53.585859 -2.557363
53.585303 -2.556993
53.584667 -2.556592
53.584299 -2.55636
53.58352 -2.555821
53.583108 -2.555529
53.582239 -2.554853
53.581568 -2.554285
53.580861 -2.553642
53.580163 -2.552968
53.579483 -2.552265
53.578812 -2.551516
53.578754 -2.551446
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
37
First coordinate pair
-2.565174, 53.592471
Road section segments
1
Road section points
37
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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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
Fri, Feb 6, 2026 12:06 PM
Record versioned
Sat, Feb 21, 2026 12:01 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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