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

Planned

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

Start time
Mon, Aug 24, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Aug 25, 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, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Aug 20, 2026 11:41 PM
Last updated
Mon, Aug 24, 2026 12:11 AM
Cleared
Tue, Aug 25, 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 24, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Aug 25, 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
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
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
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
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
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
3
Record created
Thu, Aug 20, 2026 11:41 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Aug 24, 2026 12:11 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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