M61 Southbound hardshoulder closure (MP 4/1 to 3/8)

Active

Start time: Mon, Aug 17, 2026 7:00 AM
Expected end: Mon, Aug 17, 2026 4:00 PM
Duration: 9 hours
Road: M61 – M61 Southbound Between J3 And J2 From M61
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Reason: Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work

Live incident

Active roadworks

Planned

Cleared

Hover or tap markers for full details

Move Insights

Thinking of moving to this area?

Check flood risk, planning history, EPC ratings and more with a Move Insights property report.

Flood risk assessment

Planning history

EPC ratings & more

Get a property report

First published: Mon, Aug 17, 2026 9:12 AM
Last updated: Mon, Aug 17, 2026 10:37 AM
Cleared: Mon, Aug 17, 2026 4:00 PM

Latest update: M61 Southbound hardshoulder closure (MP 4/1 to 3/8)

Coordinates: 53.534984, -2.389165
Latitude span: 53.533810 – 53.536164
Longitude span: -2.391507 – -2.386705
Bounding box centre: 53.534987, -2.389106
Location descriptions: M61 southbound between J3 and J2 from M61

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Mon, Aug 17, 2026 7:00 AM
Overall feed end: Mon, Aug 17, 2026 4:00 PM
Feed window length: 9 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 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: 14 m
To Distance: 29 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.536164 -2.391507
53.536128 -2.391432
53.536084 -2.391326

Segment 2

4 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: 103 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
53.53381 -2.386705

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: 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

53.536084 -2.391326
53.535736 -2.390644
53.535539 -2.39025
53.535012 -2.38928
53.534664 -2.388597
53.534486 -2.388241
53.534481 -2.388231
53.53436 -2.387968

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 15
First coordinate pair: -2.391507, 53.536164
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 15

View geometry JSON

{
    "type": "MultiLineString",
    "coordinates": [
        [
            [
                -2.391507,
                53.536164
            ],
            [
                -2.391432,
                53.536128
            ],
            [
                -2.391326,
                53.536084
            ],
            [
                -2.387968,
                53.53436
            ],
            [
                -2.387265,
                53.534036
            ],
            [
                -2.386735,
                53.533822
            ],
            [
                -2.386705,
                53.53381
            ],
            [
                -2.391326,
                53.536084
            ],
            [
                -2.390644,
                53.535736
            ],
            [
                -2.39025,
                53.535539
            ],
            [
                -2.38928,
                53.535012
            ],
            [
                -2.388597,
                53.534664
            ],
            [
                -2.388241,
                53.534486
            ],
            [
                -2.388231,
                53.534481
            ],
            [
                -2.387968,
                53.53436
            ]
        ]
    ]
}

View road section coordinates

Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Active
Road management: Other