M61 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 15/5 to 13/8)

Planned

M61 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 15/5 to 13/8)

Start time
Thu, Nov 6, 2025 8:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Nov 7, 2025 6:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Within J6
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Active
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Nov 6, 2025 1:17 AM
Last updated
Thu, Nov 6, 2025 7:34 PM
Cleared
Fri, Nov 7, 2025 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 15/5 to 13/8)
Coordinates
53.570655, -2.537417
Latitude span
53.566415 – 53.574916
Longitude span
-2.546146 – -2.526923
Bounding box centre
53.570666, -2.536535
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound within J6
  • M61 southbound between J6 and J5
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Nov 6, 2025 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Nov 7, 2025 6:00 AM
Feed window length
10 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

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound within J6
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
{B00A0E39-C169-4647-82D1-544EEA6F419D}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
318 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.574169 -2.544871
53.574053 -2.544673
53.572681 -2.542104
53.57252 -2.541754
53.57228 -2.541268

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 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
489 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
53.569574 -2.535435

Segment 3

10 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
{6EBF3B0E-BBB5-435F-B70E-4F4DFA42CE1C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
664 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.569574 -2.535435
53.568711 -2.53331
53.568347 -2.532385
53.568072 -2.531659
53.567938 -2.531307
53.56745 -2.529973
53.567441 -2.529942
53.567255 -2.529426
53.566563 -2.527379
53.566415 -2.526923

Segment 4

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound within J6
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
{FBD66277-EE28-4E33-9BFA-AAB91F5C78B4}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
118 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.574916 -2.546146
53.574312 -2.54513
53.574303 -2.545114
53.574169 -2.544871
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
30
First coordinate pair
-2.544871, 53.574169
Road section segments
1
Road section points
30
View geometry JSON
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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
Thu, Nov 6, 2025 1:17 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Nov 6, 2025 7:34 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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