M61 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 18/9 to 16/9)
PlannedM61 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 18/9 to 16/9)
- Start time
- Mon, Nov 2, 2026 9:00 PM
- Expected end
- Tue, Nov 3, 2026 5:00 AM
- Duration
- 8 hours
- Road
- M61 – M61 Southbound Between J8 And J6
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Direction
- Southbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes affected
- Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
- Reason
- Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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- First published
- Thu, Oct 15, 2026 6:35 AM
- Last updated
- Mon, Nov 2, 2026 11:48 AM
- Cleared
- Tue, Nov 3, 2026 5:00 AM
- Latest update: M61 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 18/9 to 16/9)
- Coordinates
- 53.593600, -2.566530
- Latitude span
- 53.586385 – 53.600376
- Longitude span
- -2.573833 – -2.557744
- Bounding box centre
- 53.593380, -2.565789
- Location descriptions
-
- M61 southbound between J8 and J6
- M61 southbound at Rivington Services between J8 and J6
- Feed validity status
- Planned
- Overall feed start
- Mon, Nov 2, 2026 9:00 PM
- Overall feed end
- Tue, Nov 3, 2026 5:00 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
3 coordinate pairs- Description
- M61 southbound between J8 and J6
- 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
- {75ED5281-CF75-4929-BE13-927BE02AE979}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 156 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.598108 -2.572305 53.597409 -2.571759 53.596854 -2.571223
Segment 2
11 coordinate pairs- Description
- M61 southbound between J8 and J6
- 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
- {823013F8-70CC-49F6-8A76-135D0B0E6BAC}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 483 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.592471 -2.565174 53.592259 -2.564789 53.59201 -2.564348 53.591751 -2.563891 53.591466 -2.563389 53.590752 -2.562322 53.59027 -2.56165 53.589948 -2.561223 53.589591 -2.560795 53.589278 -2.560429 53.589217 -2.560366
Segment 3
9 coordinate pairs- Description
- M61 southbound between J8 and J6
- 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
- {CCB5C35F-9460-4F2B-B631-7AE41F0202F8}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 360 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.589217 -2.560366 53.588804 -2.559909 53.588545 -2.559618 53.588312 -2.559389 53.58828 -2.559358 53.587945 -2.559037 53.587354 -2.5585 53.58696 -2.558178 53.586385 -2.557744
Segment 4
11 coordinate pairs- Description
- M61 southbound between J8 and J6
- 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
- {5A070E82-BCEC-4217-8890-ED3A1896A2B3}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 457 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.595511 -2.569791 53.595417 -2.569681 53.59522 -2.569437 53.594747 -2.568826 53.594238 -2.568139 53.594104 -2.567941 53.593961 -2.567712 53.593827 -2.567529 53.593372 -2.566798 53.59282 -2.565824 53.592471 -2.565174
Segment 5
9 coordinate pairs- Description
- M61 southbound at Rivington Services between J8 and J6
- 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
- {5F1FA227-A57D-4B18-A0CC-F2369C9D2AE8}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 352 m
- To Distance
- 624 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 6
5 coordinate pairs- Description
- M61 southbound between J8 and J6
- 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
- {728A2506-090D-4241-B032-FB791336F72B}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 177 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.596854 -2.571223 53.596454 -2.570813 53.596293 -2.570653 53.596007 -2.570369 53.595511 -2.569791
- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 48
- First coordinate pair
- -2.572305, 53.598108
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 48
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- Cause type
- Road Maintenance
- Detailed cause
- Repair Work
- Compliance
- Mandatory
- Probability
- Probable
- Validity status
- Planned
- Road management
- Other
- Feed provider
- National Highways
- Data source
- Roadworks
- Feed version
- 1
- Record created
- Thu, Oct 15, 2026 6:35 AM
- Record versioned
- Mon, Nov 2, 2026 11:48 AM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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