M61 Southbound hardshoulder and lane 1 closure (MP 27/8 to 26/4)

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M61 Southbound hardshoulder and lane 1 closure (MP 27/8 to 26/4)

Start time
Tue, Jun 9, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Jun 10, 2026 4:00 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
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Jun 9, 2026 1:13 AM
Last updated
Tue, Jun 9, 2026 8:54 PM
Cleared
Wed, Jun 10, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound hardshoulder and lane 1 closure (MP 27/8 to 26/4)
Coordinates
53.667973, -2.622030
Latitude span
53.662201 – 53.672107
Longitude span
-2.626143 – -2.614294
Bounding box centre
53.667154, -2.620219
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between J8 and J6
  • M61 southbound within J8
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Jun 9, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Jun 10, 2026 4:00 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

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 End1
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{93C433C3-2151-4395-8D12-9F46924E8BE8}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
267 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.664008 -2.616974
53.663803 -2.616668
53.662233 -2.614338
53.662201 -2.614294

Segment 2

5 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 End1
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{5EE8766C-0C3B-4C58-B347-38AB4C90C7E9}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
457 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.667135 -2.621476
53.665892 -2.619709
53.665355 -2.618946
53.664303 -2.617402
53.664008 -2.616974

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound within J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{0DCF6F9E-9C44-4F0A-9D26-8F75E545628D}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
119 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.670832 -2.625278
53.670564 -2.625077
53.670045 -2.624661
53.669857 -2.624506

Segment 4

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound within J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{B31F2F9C-DB16-44D4-A4EF-A64269F8F443}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
363 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.669857 -2.624506
53.669509 -2.624194
53.669239 -2.623937
53.66898 -2.623691
53.66873 -2.62343
53.668488 -2.623184
53.668229 -2.622893
53.667961 -2.622602
53.667525 -2.622001
53.667135 -2.621476

Segment 5

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound within J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{409F6E80-327C-4634-9F1C-E091E527DB6A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
183 m
To Distance
336 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.672107 -2.626143
53.671826 -2.625974
53.671387 -2.625695
53.67119 -2.62554
53.670832 -2.625278
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
28
First coordinate pair
-2.616974, 53.664008
Road section segments
1
Road section points
28
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
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Tue, Jun 9, 2026 1:13 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Jun 9, 2026 8:54 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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