M61 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 27/5 to 26/0)

Planned

Start time: Fri, Oct 23, 2026 10:45 PM
Expected end: Sat, Oct 24, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration: 5 hours 15 minutes
Road: M61 – M61 Southbound Within J8
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason: Other

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First published: Tue, Oct 13, 2026 7:54 AM
Last updated: Fri, Oct 23, 2026 3:25 AM
Cleared: Sat, Oct 24, 2026 4:00 AM

Latest update: M61 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 27/5 to 26/0)

Coordinates: 53.664625, -2.617946
Latitude span: 53.658744 – 53.669640
Longitude span: -2.624313 – -2.611076
Bounding box centre: 53.664192, -2.617695
Location descriptions: M61 southbound within J8

M61 southbound between J8 and J6

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Fri, Oct 23, 2026 10:45 PM
Overall feed end: Sat, Oct 24, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length: 5 hours 15 minutes
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

10 coordinate pairs

Description: M61 southbound within J8
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: {B31F2F9C-DB16-44D4-A4EF-A64269F8F443}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 27 m
To Distance: 363 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.668229 -2.622893
53.667961 -2.622602
53.667525 -2.622001
53.667135 -2.621476

Segment 2

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: {5EE8766C-0C3B-4C58-B347-38AB4C90C7E9}
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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53.665892 -2.619709
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53.664303 -2.617402
53.664008 -2.616974

Segment 3

12 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: {93C433C3-2151-4395-8D12-9F46924E8BE8}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 710 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.660574 -2.612406
53.660538 -2.612376
53.660055 -2.611945
53.659506 -2.61155
53.658978 -2.611181
53.658744 -2.611076

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 27
First coordinate pair: -2.624313, 53.669640
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 27

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Other
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Other