M61 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 16/6 to 15/5)

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M61 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 16/6 to 15/5)

Start time
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
1 second
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Within J6
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Jul 3, 2026 8:07 AM
Last updated
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 5:52 PM
Cleared
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 8:00 PM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 16/6 to 15/5)
Coordinates
53.578614, -2.550884
Latitude span
53.574928 – 53.583574
Longitude span
-2.555859 – -2.546167
Bounding box centre
53.579251, -2.551013
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound within J6
  • M61 southbound between J8 and J6
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
8 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

9 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
{CAE7E958-CAB8-43FF-9617-1147192DB6D9}
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
53.577016 -2.549197
53.57698 -2.549166
53.576828 -2.549013
53.576793 -2.548967
53.576552 -2.548632
53.576355 -2.548358
53.575837 -2.547596
53.575061 -2.546393
53.574928 -2.546167

Segment 2

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J8 and 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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{CCB5C35F-9460-4F2B-B631-7AE41F0202F8}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
697 m
To Distance
1,553 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.583574 -2.555859
53.58352 -2.555821
53.583108 -2.555529
53.582239 -2.554853
53.581568 -2.554285
53.580861 -2.553642
53.580163 -2.552968
53.579483 -2.552265
53.578812 -2.551516
53.577963 -2.550493
53.577633 -2.550051
53.577213 -2.549471
53.577016 -2.549197
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
22
First coordinate pair
-2.549197, 53.577016
Road section segments
1
Road section points
22
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
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Jul 3, 2026 8:07 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 5:52 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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