M61 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 11/1 to 10/1)

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M61 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 11/1 to 10/1)

Start time
Sun, Sep 20, 2026 10:00 PM
Expected end
Mon, Sep 21, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
2 hours 1 second
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Within J5
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Sun, Sep 20, 2026 3:58 AM
Last updated
Sun, Sep 20, 2026 11:34 PM
Cleared
Mon, Sep 21, 2026 12:00 AM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 11/1 to 10/1)
Coordinates
53.553122, -2.482789
Latitude span
53.550875 – 53.555410
Longitude span
-2.489054 – -2.476426
Bounding box centre
53.553143, -2.482740
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound within J5
  • M61 southbound between J5 and J4
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sun, Sep 20, 2026 10:00 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, Sep 21, 2026 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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound within J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{9838D62B-9303-46AD-97DE-5CC1E3F578CF}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
5 m
To Distance
254 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.55541 -2.489054
53.555258 -2.48864
53.554307 -2.486018
53.554254 -2.485836

Segment 2

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J5 and J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{86686345-0D66-4CF9-84CD-7B95C4F3CFF2}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
728 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.554254 -2.485836
53.554156 -2.485518
53.553765 -2.484487
53.553349 -2.483426
53.552582 -2.48147
53.552301 -2.480697
53.552031 -2.479954
53.551755 -2.479136
53.551515 -2.478424
53.551018 -2.476909
53.550875 -2.476426
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
15
First coordinate pair
-2.489054, 53.555410
Road section segments
1
Road section points
15
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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            -2.489054,
            53.55541
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            53.555258
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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, Sep 20, 2026 3:58 AM
Record versioned
Sun, Sep 20, 2026 11:34 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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