M61 Southbound Jct 9 exit slip road lane 3 closure

Planned

M61 Southbound Jct 9 exit slip road lane 3 closure

Start time
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 10:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
7 hours
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Between M6 And J9
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 7:51 AM
Last updated
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 12:32 AM
Cleared
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound Jct 9 exit slip road lane 3 closure
Coordinates
53.722178, -2.630517
Latitude span
53.719892 – 53.724018
Longitude span
-2.631784 – -2.629255
Bounding box centre
53.721955, -2.630520
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between M6 and J9
  • M61 J9 southbound exit
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 10:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 5:00 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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between M6 and J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{DA600FF6-7A69-4E32-AE4E-DA89961BF9C8}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
339 m
To Distance
424 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.724018 -2.631784
53.723921 -2.631703
53.723506 -2.631379
53.723323 -2.631247

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 J9 southbound exit
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{D7F7B491-C15F-449E-9618-64B7B450DA73}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
131 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.72103 -2.629782
53.721029 -2.629781
53.720766 -2.62964
53.719892 -2.629255

Segment 3

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 J9 southbound exit
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{78D0EC4F-5AD7-4B0B-A8D7-4F03A0578DCC}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
273 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.723323 -2.631247
53.722963 -2.630958
53.722616 -2.63071
53.722224 -2.630469
53.722183 -2.630444
53.72168 -2.630139
53.721348 -2.629952
53.72103 -2.629782
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
16
First coordinate pair
-2.631784, 53.724018
Road section segments
1
Road section points
16
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 7:51 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 12:32 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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