M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 13/8 to 12/0)

Planned

M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 13/8 to 12/0)

Start time
Wed, Apr 1, 2026 10:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Apr 2, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
6 hours
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Between J6 And J5
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Active
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Apr 1, 2026 1:33 AM
Last updated
Wed, Apr 1, 2026 7:49 PM
Cleared
Thu, Apr 2, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 13/8 to 12/0)
Coordinates
53.563168, -2.515049
Latitude span
53.559359 – 53.566411
Longitude span
-2.526910 – -2.501069
Bounding box centre
53.562885, -2.513990
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between J6 and J5
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Apr 1, 2026 10:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Apr 2, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
6 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 J6 and 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
{8CD55333-104A-4FD4-A7A7-86AA6BD352F7}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
454 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.561151 -2.507238
53.56099 -2.506627
53.560722 -2.505703
53.559989 -2.503173
53.559944 -2.503036
53.559838 -2.502673
53.559359 -2.501069

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J6 and J5
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
{6EBF3B0E-BBB5-435F-B70E-4F4DFA42CE1C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
665 m
To Distance
854 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.566411 -2.52691
53.56611 -2.525985
53.566004 -2.525651
53.565623 -2.524378

Segment 3

17 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J6 and J5
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
{0212785E-B25B-4A95-95FD-7C3D40303D49}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,239 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.565623 -2.524378
53.56562 -2.524366
53.565481 -2.523908
53.565039 -2.522363
53.56472 -2.521196
53.564632 -2.520833
53.564508 -2.520393
53.564428 -2.520106
53.564084 -2.518697
53.563395 -2.51585
53.563139 -2.51479
53.563024 -2.514336
53.562591 -2.512594
53.562247 -2.511307
53.561565 -2.508762
53.561308 -2.507823
53.561151 -2.507238
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
28
First coordinate pair
-2.507238, 53.561151
Road section segments
1
Road section points
28
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Wed, Apr 1, 2026 1:33 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Apr 1, 2026 7:49 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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