M61 Southbound Jct 3 to 2 carriageway closure

Planned

M61 Southbound Jct 3 to 2 carriageway closure

Start time
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 10:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Between J3 And J2 From M61
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Oct 22, 2026 7:04 AM
Last updated
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 5:36 AM
Cleared
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound Jct 3 to 2 carriageway closure
Coordinates
53.536130, -2.391792
Latitude span
53.533810 – 53.538537
Longitude span
-2.398129 – -2.386705
Bounding box centre
53.536174, -2.392417
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between J3 and J2 from M61
  • M61 southbound between J4 and J3
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 10:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
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 J3 and J2 from M61
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J4 and J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{3BB34EAA-5652-466E-9994-E4B1DEA7E7E5}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
132 m
To Distance
188 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.538537 -2.398129
53.538392 -2.397474
53.538363 -2.397337

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J3 and J2 from M61
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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 4

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J3 and J2 from M61
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
0 m
To Distance
444 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.538363 -2.397337
53.538078 -2.396414
53.537796 -2.395569
53.53752 -2.394719
53.537154 -2.393765
53.53694 -2.393235
53.536762 -2.392811
53.536521 -2.392266
53.536245 -2.391675

Segment 5

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J3 and J2 from M61
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
27
First coordinate pair
-2.387968, 53.534360
Road section segments
1
Road section points
27
View geometry JSON
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Oct 22, 2026 7:04 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 5:36 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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