M61 Southbound Jct 6 entry slip road lane 1 closure

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M61 Southbound Jct 6 entry slip road lane 1 closure

Start time
Thu, Jun 25, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Jun 26, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
6 hours 55 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Between J6 And J5
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Jun 10, 2026 6:06 AM
Last updated
Fri, Jun 26, 2026 3:42 AM
Cleared
Fri, Jun 26, 2026 3:55 AM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound Jct 6 entry slip road lane 1 closure
Coordinates
53.571434, -2.539354
Latitude span
53.569651 – 53.574006
Longitude span
-2.543852 – -2.535620
Bounding box centre
53.571829, -2.539736
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between J6 and J5
  • M61 J6 southbound access
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Jun 25, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Jun 26, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
7 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

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J6 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
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
{91A9680D-FA39-4757-830A-A3F050D19D2A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
474 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.57228 -2.541268
53.572155 -2.54101
53.571612 -2.539901
53.5713 -2.539247
53.571007 -2.538622
53.570544 -2.537637
53.570348 -2.537227
53.570161 -2.536817
53.569814 -2.536012
53.569672 -2.53567
53.569651 -2.53562

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 J6 southbound access
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{BAE15EBA-DBEA-4275-8A24-8FB481A8B205}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
18 m
To Distance
275 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.574006 -2.543852
53.572994 -2.542289
53.572628 -2.54171
53.572485 -2.541512
53.57228 -2.541268
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
16
First coordinate pair
-2.541268, 53.572280
Road section segments
1
Road section points
16
View geometry JSON
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                -2.541512,
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            ],
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View road section coordinates
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            -2.541268,
            53.57228
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            -2.54101,
            53.572155
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ]
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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 10, 2026 6:06 AM
Record versioned
Fri, Jun 26, 2026 3:42 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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