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M61 Southbound Lane 1 closure (MP 3/2 to 24/8)

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M61 Southbound Lane 1 closure (MP 3/2 to 24/8)

Start time
Thu, Oct 30, 2025 8:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Oct 31, 2025 6:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
M61 – Link Road From A666 For M60 J15 Within M61 J2
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected, 1 of 4 lanes affected, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Oct 30, 2025 3:16 AM
Last updated
Thu, Oct 30, 2025 2:14 PM
Cleared
Fri, Oct 31, 2025 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound Lane 1 closure (MP 3/2 to 24/8)
Coordinates
53.530102, -2.372867
Latitude span
53.524915 – 53.537179
Longitude span
-2.393829 – -2.355013
Bounding box centre
53.531047, -2.374421
Location descriptions
  • link road from A666 for M60 J15 within M61 J2
  • M61 southbound between J3 and J2 from M61
  • M61 southbound between J2 and J1
  • link road from M61 J1 to M60 J15 clockwise
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Oct 30, 2025 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Oct 31, 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

6 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from A666 for M60 J15 within M61 J2
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
{A9F9D9C8-7748-44E5-8D2B-6559DFAE57E1}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
310 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.532064 -2.380774
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53.531016 -2.376963
53.530909 -2.376705

Segment 2

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J3 and J2 from M61
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
293 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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53.534481 -2.388231
53.53436 -2.387968

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J3 and J2 from M61
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
29 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 4

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J3 and J2 from M61
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
531 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.533399 -2.385576
53.532686 -2.383027
53.532384 -2.381954
53.532109 -2.380925

Segment 5

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
475 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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53.527706 -2.363191
53.527626 -2.363039
53.527465 -2.362782
53.527151 -2.362311
53.527035 -2.362159

Segment 6

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J3 and J2 from M61
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
{95DA88E7-2C20-4ADE-AD12-354B7A393B9F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
267 m
To Distance
444 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 7

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{20C6215A-490C-4E3A-BE55-4A4DA99A495A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
593 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.529872 -2.371989
53.5298 -2.371647
53.529092 -2.368287

Segment 8

24 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M61 J1 to M60 J15 clockwise
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
{66ECAFA6-EC45-4451-AD8C-92AB3265CD78}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
551 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
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First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
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Road section points
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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
8
Record created
Thu, Oct 30, 2025 3:16 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Oct 30, 2025 2:14 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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