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M61 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 16/7 to 12/0)

Planned

M61 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 16/7 to 12/0)

Start time
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Between J6 And J5
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 4:31 AM
Last updated
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 5:41 AM
Cleared
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 16/7 to 12/0)
Coordinates
53.570510, -2.533753
Latitude span
53.559356 – 53.584551
Longitude span
-2.556519 – -2.501057
Bounding box centre
53.571954, -2.528788
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between J6 and J5
  • M61 southbound between J8 and J6
  • M61 southbound within J6
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Aug 7, 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

11 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
489 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
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Segment 2

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J8 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
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To Distance
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Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 3

17 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 End2
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
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Gml Srs Name
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Segment 4

7 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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
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To Distance
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Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 5

12 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
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
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To Distance
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Gml Srs Name
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Segment 6

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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
318 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 7

9 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
309 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 8

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
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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 
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
79
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 4:31 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 5:41 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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