M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 18/0 to 17/3)

Cleared

M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 18/0 to 17/3)

Start time
Mon, May 4, 2026 7:57 PM
Expected end
Tue, May 5, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
8 hours 3 minutes
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Between J8 And J6
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Roadworks
Active
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, May 4, 2026 9:01 PM
Last updated
Tue, May 5, 2026 2:09 AM
Cleared
Tue, May 5, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 18/0 to 17/3)
Coordinates
53.591154, -2.563175
Latitude span
53.589117 – 53.593605
Longitude span
-2.567173 – -2.560255
Bounding box centre
53.591361, -2.563714
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between J8 and J6
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Mon, May 4, 2026 7:57 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, May 5, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 3 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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J8 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{CCB5C35F-9460-4F2B-B631-7AE41F0202F8}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
13 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.589217 -2.560366
53.589117 -2.560255

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J8 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{5A070E82-BCEC-4217-8890-ED3A1896A2B3}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
274 m
To Distance
457 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.593605 -2.567173
53.593372 -2.566798
53.59282 -2.565824
53.592471 -2.565174

Segment 3

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J8 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{823013F8-70CC-49F6-8A76-135D0B0E6BAC}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
483 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.592471 -2.565174
53.592259 -2.564789
53.59201 -2.564348
53.591751 -2.563891
53.591466 -2.563389
53.590752 -2.562322
53.59027 -2.56165
53.589948 -2.561223
53.589591 -2.560795
53.589278 -2.560429
53.589217 -2.560366
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
17
First coordinate pair
-2.560366, 53.589217
Road section segments
1
Road section points
17
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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        ],
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        ],
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        ]
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, May 4, 2026 9:01 PM
Record versioned
Tue, May 5, 2026 2:09 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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