M61 southbound lanes 2 and 3 closed (MP 8/2 to 5/9)

Planned

M61 southbound lanes 2 and 3 closed (MP 8/2 to 5/9)

Start time
Fri, Mar 20, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Mar 21, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Between J4 And J3
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Litter Clearance
Active
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Mar 4, 2026 2:27 PM
Last updated
Sat, Mar 21, 2026 4:51 AM
Cleared
Sat, Mar 21, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M61 southbound lanes 2 and 3 closed (MP 8/2 to 5/9)
Coordinates
53.542041, -2.430126
Latitude span
53.540009 – 53.544944
Longitude span
-2.449203 – -2.416116
Bounding box centre
53.542477, -2.432660
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between J4 and J3
  • M61 southbound within J4
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Mar 20, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Mar 21, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 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

16 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
1,333 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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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
53.541761 -2.431533
53.541675 -2.430506
53.541607 -2.429479
53.54154 -2.428226
53.541525 -2.427758
53.541499 -2.426913
53.54147 -2.425102

Segment 2

2 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
70 m
To Distance
119 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.544944 -2.449203
53.544809 -2.448497

Segment 3

18 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
{EE327EE9-5554-44ED-B379-C381DEA25A23}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
624 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.54147 -2.425102
53.54147 -2.425042
53.541471 -2.42486
53.541456 -2.423985
53.541379 -2.422838
53.541327 -2.422248
53.541266 -2.421659
53.541187 -2.42107
53.541099 -2.420496
53.541047 -2.420209
53.540923 -2.419543
53.540835 -2.419105
53.540658 -2.418288
53.54048 -2.417653
53.540338 -2.417169
53.540283 -2.416988
53.540107 -2.416427
53.540009 -2.416116

Segment 4

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
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
41
First coordinate pair
-2.444611, 53.544078
Road section segments
1
Road section points
41
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Litter Clearance
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Mar 4, 2026 2:27 PM
Record versioned
Sat, Mar 21, 2026 4:51 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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