M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 15/6 to 13/0)

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M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 15/6 to 13/0)

Start time
Mon, Jun 8, 2026 10:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Jun 9, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
7 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
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, May 28, 2026 7:22 AM
Last updated
Tue, Jun 9, 2026 12:21 AM
Cleared
Tue, Jun 9, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 15/6 to 13/0)
Coordinates
53.569424, -2.533857
Latitude span
53.563424 – 53.575576
Longitude span
-2.547192 – -2.515971
Bounding box centre
53.569500, -2.531582
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between J6 and J5
  • M61 southbound within J6
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Jun 8, 2026 10:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Jun 9, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
7 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

10 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
608 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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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
53.563424 -2.515971

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound within J6
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
208 m
To Distance
309 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.575576 -2.547192
53.575061 -2.546393
53.574918 -2.546149

Segment 3

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound within J6
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
{B00A0E39-C169-4647-82D1-544EEA6F419D}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
318 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.574169 -2.544871
53.574053 -2.544673
53.572681 -2.542104
53.57252 -2.541754
53.57228 -2.541268

Segment 4

11 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
{91A9680D-FA39-4757-830A-A3F050D19D2A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
489 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.572155 -2.54101
53.571612 -2.539901
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53.571007 -2.538622
53.570544 -2.537637
53.570348 -2.537227
53.570161 -2.536817
53.569814 -2.536012
53.569672 -2.53567
53.569574 -2.535435

Segment 5

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound within J6
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
{FBD66277-EE28-4E33-9BFA-AAB91F5C78B4}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
118 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.574918 -2.546149
53.574312 -2.54513
53.574303 -2.545114
53.574169 -2.544871

Segment 6

12 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
0 m
To Distance
854 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.567441 -2.529942
53.567255 -2.529426
53.566563 -2.527379
53.56611 -2.525985
53.566004 -2.525651
53.565623 -2.524378
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
45
First coordinate pair
-2.524378, 53.565623
Road section segments
1
Road section points
45
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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
18
Record created
Thu, May 28, 2026 7:22 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Jun 9, 2026 12:21 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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