M61 southbound lane 3 closure (MP 9/2 to 8/4)

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M61 southbound lane 3 closure (MP 9/2 to 8/4)

Start time
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Sep 19, 2026 5:00 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
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 10:06 AM
Last updated
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 11:37 PM
Cleared
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 8:00 PM
  • Latest update: M61 southbound lane 3 closure (MP 9/2 to 8/4)
Coordinates
53.546322, -2.456112
Latitude span
53.545484 – 53.547876
Longitude span
-2.463957 – -2.451865
Bounding box centre
53.546680, -2.457911
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between J5 and J4
  • M61 southbound within J4
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Sep 19, 2026 5:00 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

7 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
{06EFDD68-7704-4725-8B94-AB8085B4B46E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
355 m
To Distance
1,057 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.547876 -2.463957
53.547446 -2.461776
53.546464 -2.456864
53.546423 -2.456664
53.546212 -2.455499
53.545947 -2.454214
53.545885 -2.453911

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound within 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 End2
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{FFF96A8A-FD28-439F-B92B-DA6050EAF0A5}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
142 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.545885 -2.453911
53.545594 -2.452459
53.545484 -2.451865
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
10
First coordinate pair
-2.463957, 53.547876
Road section segments
1
Road section points
10
View geometry JSON
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                53.546464
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            [
                -2.456664,
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            ],
            [
                -2.455499,
                53.546212
            ],
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                -2.454214,
                53.545947
            ],
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                -2.453911,
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            ],
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            ],
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                -2.452459,
                53.545594
            ],
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View road section coordinates
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            -2.463957,
            53.547876
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            -2.461776,
            53.547446
        ],
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            -2.456864,
            53.546464
        ],
        [
            -2.456664,
            53.546423
        ],
        [
            -2.455499,
            53.546212
        ],
        [
            -2.454214,
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        ],
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            -2.453911,
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        ],
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            53.545885
        ],
        [
            -2.452459,
            53.545594
        ],
        [
            -2.451865,
            53.545484
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
16
Record created
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 10:06 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 11:37 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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