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M61 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 9/2 to 7/0)

Planned

M61 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 9/2 to 7/0)

Start time
Thu, Apr 9, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Apr 10, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Within J4
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Road Marking Work
Active
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Mar 25, 2026 12:26 PM
Last updated
Fri, Apr 10, 2026 4:10 AM
Cleared
Fri, Apr 10, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 9/2 to 7/0)
Coordinates
53.544547, -2.447036
Latitude span
53.541780 – 53.547857
Longitude span
-2.463858 – -2.431705
Bounding box centre
53.544819, -2.447782
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound within J4
  • M61 southbound between J4 and J3
  • M61 southbound between J5 and J4
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Apr 9, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Apr 10, 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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound within J4
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
{767CED3D-4D5B-45C6-BD99-67409D5F5258}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
119 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.545144 -2.450206
53.544985 -2.449419
53.544809 -2.448497

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound within J4
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
{93932B98-CAFA-468F-B3F7-39A31974F293}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
270 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.544809 -2.448497
53.544483 -2.446849
53.544315 -2.446047
53.5442 -2.445412
53.544078 -2.444611

Segment 3

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J4 and J3
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
{5386C232-5E15-47BA-A74A-82847B9D9709}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
893 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.544078 -2.444611
53.54383 -2.443461
53.542929 -2.439091
53.542559 -2.43717
53.542339 -2.435931
53.542288 -2.435613
53.542242 -2.435326
53.542014 -2.433784
53.541892 -2.432757
53.54178 -2.431705

Segment 4

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J5 and J4
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
{06EFDD68-7704-4725-8B94-AB8085B4B46E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
362 m
To Distance
1,057 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.547857 -2.463858
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 5

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound within J4
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
{FFF96A8A-FD28-439F-B92B-DA6050EAF0A5}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
259 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.545885 -2.453911
53.545594 -2.452459
53.545462 -2.451749
53.545303 -2.450992
53.545144 -2.450206
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
30
First coordinate pair
-2.450206, 53.545144
Road section segments
1
Road section points
30
View geometry JSON 
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View road section coordinates 
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Road Marking Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Wed, Mar 25, 2026 12:26 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Apr 10, 2026 4:10 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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