M61 southbound lane 1 closure (MP 13/3 to 8/5)
ClearedM61 southbound lane 1 closure (MP 13/3 to 8/5)
- Start time
- Wed, Oct 21, 2026 6:58 PM
- Expected end
- Thu, Oct 22, 2026 5:00 AM
- Duration
- 1 hour 57 minutes 1 second
- Road
- M61 – M61 Southbound Between J5 And J4
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Direction
- Southbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes affected
- Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
- Reason
- Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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- First published
- Wed, Oct 21, 2026 6:58 PM
- Last updated
- Wed, Oct 21, 2026 8:28 PM
- Cleared
- Wed, Oct 21, 2026 8:55 PM
- Latest update: M61 southbound lane 1 closure (MP 13/3 to 8/5)
- Coordinates
- 53.554967, -2.487545
- Latitude span
- 53.545756 – 53.564452
- Longitude span
- -2.520192 – -2.453268
- Bounding box centre
- 53.555104, -2.486730
- Location descriptions
-
- M61 southbound between J5 and J4
- M61 southbound between J6 and J5
- M61 southbound within J4
- M61 southbound within J5
- Feed validity status
- Active
- Overall feed start
- Wed, Oct 21, 2026 6:58 PM
- Overall feed end
- Thu, Oct 22, 2026 5:00 AM
- Feed window length
- 10 hours 2 minutes
- Probability code (raw)
- certain
- 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
9 coordinate pairs- Description
- M61 southbound between J5 and J4
- 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
- {06EFDD68-7704-4725-8B94-AB8085B4B46E}
- 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
53.54891 -2.469037 53.548689 -2.468023 53.548425 -2.466737 53.547446 -2.461776 53.546464 -2.456864 53.546423 -2.456664 53.546212 -2.455499 53.545947 -2.454214 53.545885 -2.453911
Segment 2
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 End2
- Linear Element Road
- M61
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {0212785E-B25B-4A95-95FD-7C3D40303D49}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 306 m
- To Distance
- 1,239 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.564452 -2.520192 53.564428 -2.520106 53.564084 -2.518697 53.563395 -2.51585 53.563139 -2.51479 53.563024 -2.514336 53.562591 -2.512594 53.562247 -2.511307 53.561565 -2.508762 53.561308 -2.507823 53.561151 -2.507238
Segment 3
2 coordinate pairs- Description
- M61 southbound within J4
- 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 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
- 44 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.545885 -2.453911 53.545756 -2.453268
Segment 4
6 coordinate pairs- Description
- M61 southbound within 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 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
53.557302 -2.49443 53.557062 -2.493824 53.557026 -2.493703 53.556476 -2.492066 53.556378 -2.49179 53.556067 -2.490914
Segment 5
4 coordinate pairs- Description
- M61 southbound within 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
- 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 6
2 coordinate pairs- Description
- M61 southbound within 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
- 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 7
13 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
- 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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Segment 8
18 coordinate pairs- Description
- M61 southbound between J5 and J4
- 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
- {86686345-0D66-4CF9-84CD-7B95C4F3CFF2}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 1,265 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 65
- First coordinate pair
- -2.469037, 53.548910
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 65
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- Cause type
- Road Maintenance
- Detailed cause
- Maintenance Work
- Compliance
- Mandatory
- Probability
- Certain
- Validity status
- Active
- Road management
- Other
- Feed provider
- National Highways
- Data source
- Roadworks
- Feed version
- 3
- Record created
- Wed, Oct 21, 2026 6:58 PM
- Record versioned
- Wed, Oct 21, 2026 8:28 PM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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M61 Southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 34/2 to 33/8)
Category: Road Maintenance
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M61 southbound lane 1 closure (MP 13/3 to 8/5)
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M61 · M61 Southbound Between J5 And J4
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Ended 21 Oct 2026, 21:00
M61 southbound lane 1 closure (MP 13/3 to 8/5)
Category: Road Maintenance
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Ended 21 Oct 2026, 03:20
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Category: Road Maintenance
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Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Bolton
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Ended 21 Oct 2026, 04:00
M6 Northbound Lanes 2 and 3 closure with hardshoulder running at 20/9 (MP 19/7 to 25/0)
Category: Road Maintenance
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M6 Northbound Lanes 2 and 3 closure with hardshoulder running at 20/9 (MP 19/7 to 25/0)
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Bolton
M60 · M60 Clockwise Between J12 And J13
Cleared 1 day 19 hours ago
Started 19 Oct 2026, 20:00
Ended 20 Oct 2026, 02:50
M6 Northbound Lanes 2 and 3 closure with hardshoulder running at 20/9 (MP 19/7 to 25/0)
Category: Road Maintenance
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M6 Northbound Lanes 2 and 3 closure with hardshoulder running at 20/9 (MP 19/7 to 25/0)
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Bolton
M61 · M61 Northbound Between J5 And J6
Cleared 2 days 2 hours ago
Started 19 Oct 2026, 20:00
Ended 19 Oct 2026, 20:00
M6 Northbound Lanes 2 and 3 closure with hardshoulder running at 20/9 (MP 19/7 to 25/0)
Category: Road Maintenance
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