M61 Southbound lane 2 closure (MP 35/4 to 35/0)

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M61 Southbound lane 2 closure (MP 35/4 to 35/0)

Start time
Sun, Oct 19, 2025 10:00 PM
Expected end
Mon, Oct 20, 2025 4:00 AM
Duration
6 hours
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Between M6 And J9
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Sun, Oct 19, 2025 1:09 AM
Last updated
Mon, Oct 20, 2025 3:03 AM
Cleared
Mon, Oct 20, 2025 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound lane 2 closure (MP 35/4 to 35/0)
Coordinates
53.733548, -2.645913
Latitude span
53.732270 – 53.734738
Longitude span
-2.647341 – -2.644332
Bounding box centre
53.733504, -2.645837
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between M6 and J9
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sun, Oct 19, 2025 10:00 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, Oct 20, 2025 4:00 AM
Feed window length
6 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

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between M6 and J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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 End2
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{D95AAB4B-1B49-4B69-AB77-8E0201C76A04}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
515 m
To Distance
752 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.734738 -2.647341
53.734443 -2.64702
53.734291 -2.646836
53.734059 -2.646533
53.734032 -2.646498
53.733362 -2.645715
53.733166 -2.645454
53.733002 -2.645251

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between M6 and J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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
0 m
To Distance
101 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.733002 -2.645251
53.732666 -2.64481
53.73227 -2.644332
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
11
First coordinate pair
-2.647341, 53.734738
Road section segments
1
Road section points
11
View geometry JSON
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            ],
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                -2.646498,
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            ],
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            ],
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                -2.645251,
                53.733002
            ],
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                -2.64481,
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            ],
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View road section coordinates
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        [
            -2.647341,
            53.734738
        ],
        [
            -2.64702,
            53.734443
        ],
        [
            -2.646836,
            53.734291
        ],
        [
            -2.646533,
            53.734059
        ],
        [
            -2.646498,
            53.734032
        ],
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            -2.645715,
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ]
    ]
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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
1
Record created
Sun, Oct 19, 2025 1:09 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Oct 20, 2025 3:03 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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