M61 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 11/3 to 10/5)

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M61 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 11/3 to 10/5)

Start time
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
2 seconds
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Between J5 And J4
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 8:36 AM
Last updated
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 7:59 PM
Cleared
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 9:00 PM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 11/3 to 10/5)
Coordinates
53.554819, -2.487468
Latitude span
53.552543 – 53.556778
Longitude span
-2.492964 – -2.481362
Bounding box centre
53.554661, -2.487163
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between J5 and J4
  • M61 southbound within J5
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
9 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

6 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
352 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
53.552543 -2.481362

Segment 2

2 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 End2
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{EB8749DE-7F0C-4CCA-9C7C-868004BE5C04}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
137 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.556067 -2.490914
53.555436 -2.489125

Segment 3

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
0 m
To Distance
254 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.555436 -2.489125
53.555258 -2.48864
53.554307 -2.486018
53.554254 -2.485836

Segment 4

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
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{C13C429B-1836-4A04-9D7C-C42FEE4DE5EE}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
113 m
To Distance
270 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.556778 -2.492964
53.556476 -2.492066
53.556378 -2.49179
53.556067 -2.490914
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
16
First coordinate pair
-2.485836, 53.554254
Road section segments
1
Road section points
16
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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        ],
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            -2.485518,
            53.554156
        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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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
1
Record created
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 8:36 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 7:59 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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