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M61 Southbound hardshoulder closure MP 3/4 to 2/8)

Planned

M61 Southbound hardshoulder closure MP 3/4 to 2/8)

Start time
Mon, Aug 17, 2026 8:00 AM
Expected end
Mon, Aug 17, 2026 4:00 PM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M61 – Link Road From A666 For M60 J15 Within M61 J2
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 7:21 AM
Last updated
Mon, Aug 17, 2026 5:20 AM
Cleared
Mon, Aug 17, 2026 4:00 PM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound hardshoulder closure MP 3/4 to 2/8)
Coordinates
53.533823, -2.385451
Latitude span
53.530337 – 53.537077
Longitude span
-2.393575 – -2.374147
Bounding box centre
53.533707, -2.383861
Location descriptions
  • link road from A666 for M60 J15 within M61 J2
  • M61 southbound between J2 and J1
  • M61 southbound between J3 and J2 from M61
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Aug 17, 2026 8:00 AM
Overall feed end
Mon, Aug 17, 2026 4:00 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
link road from A666 for M60 J15 within M61 J2
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
{A9F9D9C8-7748-44E5-8D2B-6559DFAE57E1}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
310 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.532064 -2.380774
53.531478 -2.378626
53.531078 -2.377159
53.531016 -2.376963
53.530909 -2.376705

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
5 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
181 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.5309 -2.37669
53.530412 -2.374498
53.530337 -2.374147

Segment 3

8 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
531 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.534036 -2.387265
53.533822 -2.386735
53.533606 -2.386145
53.533399 -2.385576
53.532686 -2.383027
53.532384 -2.381954
53.532109 -2.380925

Segment 4

3 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 End2
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{2E488483-B86D-4CE3-9A21-A21B77D013E0}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
29 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.536245 -2.391675
53.536128 -2.391432
53.536084 -2.391326

Segment 5

8 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
0 m
To Distance
293 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.535012 -2.38928
53.534664 -2.388597
53.534486 -2.388241
53.534481 -2.388231
53.53436 -2.387968

Segment 6

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
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{95DA88E7-2C20-4ADE-AD12-354B7A393B9F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
287 m
To Distance
444 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.537077 -2.393575
53.53694 -2.393235
53.536762 -2.392811
53.536521 -2.392266
53.536245 -2.391675
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
34
First coordinate pair
-2.380925, 53.532109
Road section segments
1
Road section points
34
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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
1
Record created
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 7:21 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Aug 17, 2026 5:20 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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