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M61 Southbound hardshoulder closure then Lane 3 closure (MP 12/7 to 7/1)

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M61 Southbound hardshoulder closure then Lane 3 closure (MP 12/7 to 7/1)

Start time
Sun, Jul 19, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Mon, Jul 20, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
5 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Between J6 And J5
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Jun 17, 2026 9:24 AM
Last updated
Sun, Jul 19, 2026 7:47 PM
Cleared
Sun, Jul 19, 2026 8:05 PM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound hardshoulder closure then Lane 3 closure (MP 12/7 to 7/1)
Coordinates
53.551339, -2.473635
Latitude span
53.541967 – 53.562151
Longitude span
-2.510951 – -2.433391
Bounding box centre
53.552059, -2.472171
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between J6 and J5
  • M61 southbound between J4 and J3
  • M61 southbound within J4
  • M61 southbound between J5 and J4
  • M61 southbound within J5
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sun, Jul 19, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, Jul 20, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 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

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J6 and J5
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
{8CD55333-104A-4FD4-A7A7-86AA6BD352F7}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
950 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.56099 -2.506627
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53.55925 -2.500703
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53.558925 -2.499643
53.558597 -2.498567
53.557976 -2.496612
53.557639 -2.495551
53.557302 -2.49443

Segment 2

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J4 and J3
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
780 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.542242 -2.435326
53.542014 -2.433784
53.541967 -2.433391

Segment 3

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound within J4
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
270 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 4

18 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J5 and J4
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,265 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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53.552031 -2.479954
53.551755 -2.479136
53.551515 -2.478424
53.551018 -2.476909
53.550122 -2.47388
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53.549715 -2.472351
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53.549618 -2.471973
53.549237 -2.470429
53.548981 -2.469339
53.54891 -2.469037

Segment 5

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J5 and J4
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,057 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.546212 -2.455499
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Segment 6

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J6 and J5
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
969 m
To Distance
1,239 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.561565 -2.508762
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Segment 7

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound within J5
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
{C13C429B-1836-4A04-9D7C-C42FEE4DE5EE}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
270 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 8

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound within J4
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
259 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.545594 -2.452459
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Segment 9

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound within J5
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
{9838D62B-9303-46AD-97DE-5CC1E3F578CF}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
254 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.555436 -2.489125
53.555258 -2.48864
53.554307 -2.486018
53.554254 -2.485836

Segment 10

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound within J5
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
{EB8749DE-7F0C-4CCA-9C7C-868004BE5C04}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
137 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.556067 -2.490914
53.555436 -2.489125

Segment 11

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound within J4
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
{767CED3D-4D5B-45C6-BD99-67409D5F5258}
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 
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53.544985 -2.449419
53.544809 -2.448497
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
78
First coordinate pair
-2.507238, 53.561151
Road section segments
1
Road section points
78
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Jun 17, 2026 9:24 AM
Record versioned
Sun, Jul 19, 2026 7:47 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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M61 Southbound Jct 8 to 6 carriageway closure

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Bolton M61 · M61 Southbound Between J8 And J6

Cleared 1 hour 36 minutes ago

Started 5 Aug 2026, 21:00 Ended 5 Aug 2026, 21:00

M61 Southbound Jct 8 to 6 carriageway closure

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A666 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 4/2 to 2/5)

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Bolton M61 · M61 Southbound Between A666 And J2

Cleared 1 hour 51 minutes ago

Started 5 Aug 2026, 20:00 Ended 5 Aug 2026, 20:45

A666 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 4/2 to 2/5)

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M61 Southbound Lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 21/7 to 19/1)

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Bolton M61 · M61 Southbound At Rivington Services Between J8 And J6

Cleared 17 hours 56 minutes ago

Started 4 Aug 2026, 22:00 Ended 5 Aug 2026, 04:40

M61 Southbound Lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 21/7 to 19/1)

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