M61 Southbound hardshoulder closure (MP 3/5 to 3/0)

Cleared

M61 Southbound hardshoulder closure (MP 3/5 to 3/0)

Start time
Tue, May 19, 2026 12:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, May 19, 2026 4:00 PM
Duration
4 hours
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Between J2 And J1
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Litter Clearance
Active
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, May 19, 2026 12:00 PM
Last updated
Tue, May 19, 2026 3:19 PM
Cleared
Tue, May 19, 2026 4:00 PM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound hardshoulder closure (MP 3/5 to 3/0)
Coordinates
53.531938, -2.380284
Latitude span
53.530609 – 53.533810
Longitude span
-2.386705 – -2.375382
Bounding box centre
53.532210, -2.381044
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between J2 and J1
  • link road from A666 for M60 J15 within M61 J2
  • M61 southbound between J3 and J2 from M61
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, May 19, 2026 12:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, May 19, 2026 4:00 PM
Feed window length
4 hours
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

3 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
{20C6215A-490C-4E3A-BE55-4A4DA99A495A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
94 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.530909 -2.376705
53.5309 -2.37669
53.530609 -2.375382

Segment 2

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
53.532109 -2.380925
53.532064 -2.380774
53.531478 -2.378626
53.531078 -2.377159
53.531016 -2.376963
53.530909 -2.376705

Segment 3

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
103 m
To Distance
531 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.53381 -2.386705
53.533606 -2.386145
53.533399 -2.385576
53.532686 -2.383027
53.532384 -2.381954
53.532109 -2.380925
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
15
First coordinate pair
-2.376705, 53.530909
Road section segments
1
Road section points
15
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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            -2.376705,
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        ],
        [
            -2.37669,
            53.5309
        ],
        [
            -2.375382,
            53.530609
        ],
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            53.532109
        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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            53.532686
        ],
        [
            -2.381954,
            53.532384
        ],
        [
            -2.380925,
            53.532109
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Litter Clearance
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, May 19, 2026 12:00 PM
Record versioned
Tue, May 19, 2026 3:19 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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