M61 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 34/5 to 33/9)

Planned

Start time: Mon, Aug 17, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end: Tue, Aug 18, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration: 8 hours
Road: M61 – M61 Southbound Between M6 And J9
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: Lane 1 closed
Reason: Other

Live incident

Active roadworks

Planned

Cleared

Hover or tap markers for full details

Move Insights

Thinking of moving to this area?

Check flood risk, planning history, EPC ratings and more with a Move Insights property report.

Flood risk assessment

Planning history

EPC ratings & more

Get a property report

First published: Thu, Aug 6, 2026 7:44 AM
Last updated: Mon, Aug 17, 2026 4:23 AM
Cleared: Tue, Aug 18, 2026 4:00 AM

Latest update: M61 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 34/5 to 33/9)

Coordinates: 53.727154, -2.635527
Latitude span: 53.724833 – 53.728916
Longitude span: -2.638373 – -2.632490
Bounding box centre: 53.726875, -2.635432
Location descriptions: M61 southbound between M6 and J9

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Mon, Aug 17, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end: Tue, Aug 18, 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

13 coordinate pairs

Description: M61 southbound between M6 and J9
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Cl1
Lane Number: 1
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 4 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: {857E19E8-16EA-4E59-B494-C2E28B8DCA70}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 644 m
To Distance: 1,008 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.728916 -2.638373
53.728911 -2.638364
53.7289 -2.638343
53.728769 -2.638096
53.728169 -2.636963
53.728157 -2.636939
53.728145 -2.636918
53.727801 -2.636318
53.727794 -2.636307
53.727537 -2.635871
53.727189 -2.635325
53.726859 -2.634856
53.726599 -2.634492

Segment 2

7 coordinate pairs

Description: M61 southbound between M6 and J9
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Cl1
Lane Number: 1
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 4 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: {DA600FF6-7A69-4E32-AE4E-DA89961BF9C8}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 237 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.726599 -2.634492
53.726319 -2.634126
53.72594 -2.633656
53.725573 -2.633263
53.725155 -2.63279
53.724905 -2.632557
53.724833 -2.63249

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 20
First coordinate pair: -2.638373, 53.728916
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 20

View geometry JSON

{
    "type": "MultiLineString",
    "coordinates": [
        [
            [
                -2.638373,
                53.728916
            ],
            [
                -2.638364,
                53.728911
            ],
            [
                -2.638343,
                53.7289
            ],
            [
                -2.638096,
                53.728769
            ],
            [
                -2.636963,
                53.728169
            ],
            [
                -2.636939,
                53.728157
            ],
            [
                -2.636918,
                53.728145
            ],
            [
                -2.636318,
                53.727801
            ],
            [
                -2.636307,
                53.727794
            ],
            [
                -2.635871,
                53.727537
            ],
            [
                -2.635325,
                53.727189
            ],
            [
                -2.634856,
                53.726859
            ],
            [
                -2.634492,
                53.726599
            ],
            [
                -2.634492,
                53.726599
            ],
            [
                -2.634126,
                53.726319
            ],
            [
                -2.633656,
                53.72594
            ],
            [
                -2.633263,
                53.725573
            ],
            [
                -2.63279,
                53.725155
            ],
            [
                -2.632557,
                53.724905
            ],
            [
                -2.63249,
                53.724833
            ]
        ]
    ]
}

View road section coordinates

Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Other
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Other