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M61 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 3/3 to 0/7)

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M61 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 3/3 to 0/7)

Start time
Fri, Jan 2, 2026 11:03 PM
Expected end
Sat, Jan 3, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
5 hours 57 minutes
Road
M61 – Link Road From A666 For M60 J15 Within M61 J2
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
Fri, Jan 2, 2026 11:03 PM
Last updated
Sat, Jan 3, 2026 3:19 AM
Cleared
Sat, Jan 3, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 3/3 to 0/7)
Coordinates
53.531905, -2.378698
Latitude span
53.527284 – 53.536504
Longitude span
-2.392229 – -2.362510
Bounding box centre
53.531894, -2.377370
Location descriptions
  • link road from A666 for M60 J15 within M61 J2
  • M61 southbound between J3 and J2 from M61
  • M61 southbound between J2 and J1
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Fri, Jan 2, 2026 11:03 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Jan 3, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
5 hours 57 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

6 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from A666 for M60 J15 within M61 J2
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
{A9F9D9C8-7748-44E5-8D2B-6559DFAE57E1}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
310 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.532064 -2.380774
53.531478 -2.378626
53.531078 -2.377159
53.531016 -2.376963
53.530909 -2.376705

Segment 2

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J3 and J2 from M61
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
{7F9052DE-5823-4674-B0B4-F3565317732E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
293 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.535736 -2.390644
53.535539 -2.39025
53.535012 -2.38928
53.534664 -2.388597
53.534486 -2.388241
53.534481 -2.388231
53.53436 -2.387968

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J3 and J2 from M61
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
{95DA88E7-2C20-4ADE-AD12-354B7A393B9F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
397 m
To Distance
444 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.536504 -2.392229
53.536245 -2.391675

Segment 4

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
5 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
{20C6215A-490C-4E3A-BE55-4A4DA99A495A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
593 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.530909 -2.376705
53.5309 -2.37669
53.530412 -2.374498
53.529934 -2.372277
53.529872 -2.371989
53.5298 -2.371647
53.529092 -2.368287

Segment 5

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
5 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
{1B14BE2B-980D-427B-950C-965AA4DB195C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
439 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.528392 -2.365007
53.528312 -2.364713
53.528277 -2.364584
53.528179 -2.364281
53.527983 -2.363782
53.527858 -2.363509
53.527706 -2.363191
53.527626 -2.363039
53.527465 -2.362782
53.527284 -2.36251

Segment 6

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J3 and J2 from M61
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
{2E488483-B86D-4CE3-9A21-A21B77D013E0}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
29 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.536245 -2.391675
53.536128 -2.391432
53.536084 -2.391326

Segment 7

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J3 and J2 from M61
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
{295CA271-8B25-4624-8F7C-32D4C3050C6C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
531 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.532384 -2.381954
53.532109 -2.380925
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
45
First coordinate pair
-2.380925, 53.532109
Road section segments
1
Road section points
45
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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
Fri, Jan 2, 2026 11:03 PM
Record versioned
Sat, Jan 3, 2026 3:19 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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