M61 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 15/6 to 14/7)

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M61 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 15/6 to 14/7)

Start time
Thu, Jun 25, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Jun 26, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
5 hours 45 minutes 1 second
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Between J6 And J5
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Jun 10, 2026 6:06 AM
Last updated
Fri, Jun 26, 2026 2:30 AM
Cleared
Fri, Jun 26, 2026 2:45 AM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 15/6 to 14/7)
Coordinates
53.572927, -2.542389
Latitude span
53.570331 – 53.575578
Longitude span
-2.547194 – -2.537191
Bounding box centre
53.572955, -2.542193
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between J6 and J5
  • M61 southbound within J6
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Jun 25, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Jun 26, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
7 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

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J6 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{91A9680D-FA39-4757-830A-A3F050D19D2A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
346 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.57228 -2.541268
53.572155 -2.54101
53.571612 -2.539901
53.5713 -2.539247
53.571007 -2.538622
53.570544 -2.537637
53.570348 -2.537227
53.570331 -2.537191

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound within J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{B00A0E39-C169-4647-82D1-544EEA6F419D}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
318 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.574169 -2.544871
53.574053 -2.544673
53.572681 -2.542104
53.57252 -2.541754
53.57228 -2.541268

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound within J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{FBD66277-EE28-4E33-9BFA-AAB91F5C78B4}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
118 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.574918 -2.546149
53.574312 -2.54513
53.574303 -2.545114
53.574169 -2.544871

Segment 4

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound within J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{CAE7E958-CAB8-43FF-9617-1147192DB6D9}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
208 m
To Distance
309 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.575578 -2.547194
53.575061 -2.546393
53.574918 -2.546149
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
20
First coordinate pair
-2.541268, 53.572280
Road section segments
1
Road section points
20
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Jun 10, 2026 6:06 AM
Record versioned
Fri, Jun 26, 2026 2:30 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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