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M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 18/9 to 14/4)

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M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 18/9 to 14/4)

Start time
Sat, Oct 3, 2026 10:00 PM
Expected end
Sun, Oct 4, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
2 seconds
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Between J8 And J6
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
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 2:35 PM
Last updated
Sat, Oct 3, 2026 1:38 AM
Cleared
Sat, Oct 3, 2026 10:00 PM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 18/9 to 14/4)
Coordinates
53.584831, -2.556506
Latitude span
53.568875 – 53.600401
Longitude span
-2.573846 – -2.533713
Bounding box centre
53.584638, -2.553780
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between J8 and J6
  • M61 southbound between J6 and J5
  • M61 southbound within J6
  • M61 southbound at Rivington Services between J8 and J6
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sat, Oct 3, 2026 10:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sun, Oct 4, 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

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J8 and 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
{728A2506-090D-4241-B032-FB791336F72B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
177 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 2

2 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
138 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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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 
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Segment 4

9 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
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
309 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 5

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J8 and 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 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
457 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 6

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
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
489 m
Gml Srs Name
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Segment 7

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound at Rivington Services between J8 and 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
349 m
To Distance
624 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 8

25 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J8 and J6
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
0 m
To Distance
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Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 9

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
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
118 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 10

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J8 and 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
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
156 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 11

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J8 and J6
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
483 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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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
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 2:35 PM
Record versioned
Sat, Oct 3, 2026 1:38 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

Driving on the M61? See every live closure, roadwork and planned restriction on this road.

M61 live closures

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M61 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 34/6 to 33/8)

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Preston South M61 · M61 Southbound Between M6 And J9

Starts in 3 hours 27 minutes

Starts 12 Oct 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 13 Oct 2026, 05:00

M61 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 34/6 to 33/8)

Category: Road Maintenance
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M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 12/9 to 12/0)

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Bolton M61 · M61 Southbound Between J6 And J5

Cleared 17 hours 32 minutes ago

Started 11 Oct 2026, 22:00 Ended 11 Oct 2026, 22:00

M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 12/9 to 12/0)

Category: Construction Work
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M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 12/9 to 12/0)

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Bolton M61 · M61 Southbound Between J6 And J5

Cleared 15 hours 17 minutes ago

Started 11 Oct 2026, 20:05 Ended 12 Oct 2026, 00:15

M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 12/9 to 12/0)

Category: Construction Work
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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 10 hours 42 minutes ago

Started 11 Oct 2026, 20:00 Ended 12 Oct 2026, 04:50

M61 Northbound Rivington exit and entry slip road closures

Category: Road Maintenance
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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 27 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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