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

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Start time: Thu, Aug 20, 2026 7:01 PM
Expected end: Fri, Aug 21, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration: 8 hours 59 minutes
Road: M61 – M61 Southbound Between M6 And J9
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason: Other

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First published: Thu, Aug 20, 2026 7:04 PM
Last updated: Thu, Aug 20, 2026 11:13 PM
Cleared: Fri, Aug 21, 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: Active
Overall feed start: Thu, Aug 20, 2026 7:01 PM
Overall feed end: Fri, Aug 21, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length: 8 hours 59 minutes
Probability code (raw): certain
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: 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: {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

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53.728769 -2.638096
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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: 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: {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

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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

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Other
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Active
Road management: Other