M61 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 18/9 to 17/1)
ClearedM61 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 18/9 to 17/1)
- Start time
- Sat, Jan 24, 2026 11:29 PM
- Expected end
- Sun, Jan 25, 2026 5:00 AM
- Duration
- 5 hours 31 minutes
- Road
- M61 – M61 Southbound Between J8 And J6
- Category
- Construction Work
- Direction
- Southbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes affected
- Lane 3 closed
- Reason
- Construction Work
Active
Planned
Cleared
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- First published
- Sat, Jan 24, 2026 11:29 PM
- Last updated
- Sun, Jan 25, 2026 3:08 AM
- Cleared
- Sun, Jan 25, 2026 5:00 AM
- Latest update: M61 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 18/9 to 17/1)
- Coordinates
- 53.593911, -2.566911
- Latitude span
- 53.587796 – 53.600390
- Longitude span
- -2.573840 – -2.558901
- Bounding box centre
- 53.594093, -2.566371
- Location descriptions
-
- M61 southbound between J8 and J6
- M61 southbound at Rivington Services between J8 and J6
- Feed validity status
- Active
- Overall feed start
- Sat, Jan 24, 2026 11:29 PM
- Overall feed end
- Sun, Jan 25, 2026 5:00 AM
- Feed window length
- 5 hours 31 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
7 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
- 0 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 4 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
- 185 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 53.587796 -2.558901
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
- 0 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 4 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
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
- 0 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 4 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
Segment 4
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
- 0 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 4 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
- 350 m
- To Distance
- 624 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.60039 -2.57384 53.600019 -2.573656 53.599607 -2.573411 53.599526 -2.573363 53.599203 -2.573147 53.598773 -2.572839 53.598711 -2.572793 53.598496 -2.572624 53.598108 -2.572305
Segment 5
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
- 0 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 4 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 6
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
- 0 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 4 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
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- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 46
- First coordinate pair
- -2.560366, 53.589217
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 46
View geometry JSON
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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
- Sat, Jan 24, 2026 11:29 PM
- Record versioned
- Sun, Jan 25, 2026 3:08 AM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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