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M61 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 18/9 to 17/6)

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M61 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 18/9 to 17/6)

Start time
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
1 second
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Between J8 And J6
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 3:25 AM
Last updated
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 4:50 PM
Cleared
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 9:00 PM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 18/9 to 17/6)
Coordinates
53.596855, -2.570286
Latitude span
53.591434 – 53.603968
Longitude span
-2.575563 – -2.563341
Bounding box centre
53.597701, -2.569452
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between J8 and J6
  • M61 southbound at Rivington Services between J8 and J6
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 5:00 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

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J8 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
{728A2506-090D-4241-B032-FB791336F72B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
177 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.596454 -2.570813
53.596293 -2.570653
53.596007 -2.570369
53.595511 -2.569791

Segment 2

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J8 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
{5A070E82-BCEC-4217-8890-ED3A1896A2B3}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
457 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.595417 -2.569681
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53.594747 -2.568826
53.594238 -2.568139
53.594104 -2.567941
53.593961 -2.567712
53.593827 -2.567529
53.593372 -2.566798
53.59282 -2.565824
53.592471 -2.565174

Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J8 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
{823013F8-70CC-49F6-8A76-135D0B0E6BAC}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
167 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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53.592259 -2.564789
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53.591466 -2.563389
53.591434 -2.563341

Segment 4

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J8 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
{75ED5281-CF75-4929-BE13-927BE02AE979}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
156 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.597409 -2.571759
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Segment 5

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J8 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
{8BCDB548-CAC2-41A5-A8E2-BEBDF7B9FD83}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
684 m
To Distance
748 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.603968 -2.575563
53.603429 -2.575248

Segment 6

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound at Rivington Services between J8 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
{5F1FA227-A57D-4B18-A0CC-F2369C9D2AE8}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
624 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.600019 -2.573656
53.599607 -2.573411
53.599526 -2.573363
53.599203 -2.573147
53.598773 -2.572839
53.598711 -2.572793
53.598496 -2.572624
53.598108 -2.572305
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
41
First coordinate pair
-2.571223, 53.596854
Road section segments
1
Road section points
41
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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
3
Record created
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 3:25 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 4:50 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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