M61 Southbound Lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 21/7 to 19/0)

Planned

Start time: Thu, Jun 4, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end: Fri, Jun 5, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 10 hours
Road: M61 – M61 Southbound Between J8 And J6
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: 2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason: Maintenance Work

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First published: Thu, Jun 4, 2026 2:05 AM
Last updated: Thu, Jun 4, 2026 2:26 AM
Cleared: Fri, Jun 5, 2026 5:00 AM

Latest update: M61 Southbound Lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 21/7 to 19/0)

Coordinates: 53.609933, -2.580491
Latitude span: 53.601267 – 53.618374
Longitude span: -2.584336 – -2.574266
Bounding box centre: 53.609821, -2.579301
Location descriptions: M61 southbound between J8 and J6

M61 southbound at Rivington Services between J8 and J6

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Thu, Jun 4, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end: Fri, Jun 5, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length: 10 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

15 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: Start1 End2
Linear Element Road: M61
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {5B16B8F0-E3CB-4C6E-9979-945821D259F2}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 314 m
To Distance: 978 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.613751 -2.583547
53.612916 -2.583248
53.612773 -2.583178
53.612692 -2.583139
53.612477 -2.58303

Segment 2

12 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: {8BCDB548-CAC2-41A5-A8E2-BEBDF7B9FD83}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 748 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.606176 -2.577397
53.605559 -2.576784
53.605451 -2.576707
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53.604269 -2.575739
53.603429 -2.575248

Segment 3

5 coordinate pairs

Description: M61 southbound at Rivington Services 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: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: M61
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {5F1FA227-A57D-4B18-A0CC-F2369C9D2AE8}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 249 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.603429 -2.575248
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53.602037 -2.574575
53.601606 -2.574418
53.601267 -2.574266

Segment 4

8 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 End2
Linear Element Road: M61
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {3E67836B-A11A-4763-934F-CCEAC84B273D}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 388 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.611249 -2.582333
53.610648 -2.581932
53.610048 -2.581501
53.609914 -2.581393
53.609252 -2.580809

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 40
First coordinate pair: -2.584336, 53.618374
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 40

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