M61 Southbound Jct 4 carriageway closure between exit and entry slip roads

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M61 Southbound Jct 4 carriageway closure between exit and entry slip roads

Start time
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
1 hour 10 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Within J4
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 8:14 PM
Last updated
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 9:27 PM
Cleared
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 10:10 PM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound Jct 4 carriageway closure between exit and entry slip roads
Coordinates
53.544986, -2.449361
Latitude span
53.543163 – 53.546384
Longitude span
-2.456450 – -2.440224
Bounding box centre
53.544774, -2.448337
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound within J4
  • M61 southbound between J5 and J4
  • M61 southbound between J4 and J3
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 5:00 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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound within J4
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
{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
53.545144 -2.450206
53.544985 -2.449419
53.544809 -2.448497

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound within J4
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
{FFF96A8A-FD28-439F-B92B-DA6050EAF0A5}
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
53.545885 -2.453911
53.545594 -2.452459
53.545462 -2.451749
53.545303 -2.450992
53.545144 -2.450206

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J5 and J4
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
{06EFDD68-7704-4725-8B94-AB8085B4B46E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
880 m
To Distance
1,057 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.546384 -2.45645
53.546212 -2.455499
53.545947 -2.454214
53.545885 -2.453911

Segment 4

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
{5386C232-5E15-47BA-A74A-82847B9D9709}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
307 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.544078 -2.444611
53.54383 -2.443461
53.543163 -2.440224

Segment 5

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound within J4
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
{93932B98-CAFA-468F-B3F7-39A31974F293}
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
53.544809 -2.448497
53.544483 -2.446849
53.544315 -2.446047
53.5442 -2.445412
53.544078 -2.444611
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
20
First coordinate pair
-2.450206, 53.545144
Road section segments
1
Road section points
20
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 8:14 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 9:27 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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