M61 Southbound Lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 34/6 to 33/9)

Planned

M61 Southbound Lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 34/6 to 33/9)

Start time
Sat, Mar 28, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Sun, Mar 29, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Between M6 And J9
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Active
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Mar 5, 2026 10:42 PM
Last updated
Sat, Mar 28, 2026 9:09 PM
Cleared
Sun, Mar 29, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound Lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 34/6 to 33/9)
Coordinates
53.727289, -2.635760
Latitude span
53.724870 – 53.729531
Longitude span
-2.639540 – -2.632525
Bounding box centre
53.727201, -2.636033
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between M6 and J9
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sat, Mar 28, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sun, Mar 29, 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 M6 and J9
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
{DA600FF6-7A69-4E32-AE4E-DA89961BF9C8}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
232 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.726599 -2.634492
53.726319 -2.634126
53.72594 -2.633656
53.725573 -2.633263
53.725155 -2.63279
53.724905 -2.632557
53.72487 -2.632525

Segment 2

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between M6 and J9
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
{857E19E8-16EA-4E59-B494-C2E28B8DCA70}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
541 m
To Distance
1,008 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.729531 -2.63954
53.729355 -2.639214
53.728911 -2.638364
53.7289 -2.638343
53.728769 -2.638096
53.728169 -2.636963
53.728157 -2.636939
53.728145 -2.636918
53.727801 -2.636318
53.727794 -2.636307
53.727537 -2.635871
53.727189 -2.635325
53.726859 -2.634856
53.726599 -2.634492
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
21
First coordinate pair
-2.634492, 53.726599
Road section segments
1
Road section points
21
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
3
Record created
Thu, Mar 5, 2026 10:42 PM
Record versioned
Sat, Mar 28, 2026 9:09 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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