M61 Southbound Lane 2 closure (MP 35/5 to 34/3)

Cleared

M61 Southbound Lane 2 closure (MP 35/5 to 34/3)

Start time
Sun, Mar 15, 2026 9:27 PM
Expected end
Mon, Mar 16, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
7 hours 33 minutes
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Between M6 And J9
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Active
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Sun, Mar 15, 2026 9:27 PM
Last updated
Sun, Mar 15, 2026 11:46 PM
Cleared
Mon, Mar 16, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound Lane 2 closure (MP 35/5 to 34/3)
Coordinates
53.731324, -2.642283
Latitude span
53.727661 – 53.735459
Longitude span
-2.648033 – -2.636080
Bounding box centre
53.731560, -2.642057
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between M6 and J9
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Sun, Mar 15, 2026 9:27 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, Mar 16, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
7 hours 33 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

19 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
850 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.733002 -2.645251
53.732666 -2.64481
53.732246 -2.644303
53.731818 -2.643706
53.731462 -2.643109
53.731043 -2.64236
53.730688 -2.641688
53.730136 -2.640663
53.729902 -2.64023
53.729355 -2.639214
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
53.727661 -2.63608

Segment 2

10 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
423 m
To Distance
752 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.735459 -2.648033
53.735086 -2.647712
53.734881 -2.647497
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
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
29
First coordinate pair
-2.645251, 53.733002
Road section segments
1
Road section points
29
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Sun, Mar 15, 2026 9:27 PM
Record versioned
Sun, Mar 15, 2026 11:46 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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