M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 11/0 to 6/7)

Cleared

M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 11/0 to 6/7)

Start time
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 7:27 PM
Expected end
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
6 hours 53 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Between J4 And J3
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 7:48 PM
Last updated
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 2:01 AM
Cleared
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 2:20 AM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 11/0 to 6/7)
Coordinates
53.545681, -2.448728
Latitude span
53.539222 – 53.555750
Longitude span
-2.490017 – -2.413414
Bounding box centre
53.547486, -2.451716
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between J4 and J3
  • M61 southbound between J5 and J4
  • M61 southbound within J5
  • M61 southbound within J4
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 7:27 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 33 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
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

21 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
823 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
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Segment 2

9 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
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Linear Element Type
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Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 3

18 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
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Linear Element Model
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Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
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Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 4

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound within 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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Raw coordinate list
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Segment 5

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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
119 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 6

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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,333 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list
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Segment 7

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
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
259 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 8

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound within 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 End2
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{EB8749DE-7F0C-4CCA-9C7C-868004BE5C04}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
69 m
To Distance
137 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 9

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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
270 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
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Geometry type
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Geometry points
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First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
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Road section points
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 7:48 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 2:01 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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M61 Northbound Rivington exit and entry slip road closures

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Bolton M61 · M61 Northbound Between J6 And J8

Cleared 11 hours 26 minutes ago

Started 11 Oct 2026, 19:23 Ended 12 Oct 2026, 04:05

M61 Northbound Rivington exit and entry slip road closures

Category: Road Maintenance
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M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 23/9 to 19/2)

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Bolton M61 · M61 Southbound At Rivington Services Between J8 And J6

Cleared 1 day 19 hours ago

Started 10 Oct 2026, 20:00 Ended 10 Oct 2026, 20:00

M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 23/9 to 19/2)

Category: Construction Work
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