M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 18/9 to 17/7)

Planned

Start time: Sun, May 17, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end: Mon, May 18, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration: 7 hours
Road: M61 – M61 Southbound At Rivington Services Between J8 And J6
Category: Construction Work
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: 2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason: Construction Work

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First published: Wed, May 6, 2026 2:11 PM
Last updated: Mon, May 18, 2026 12:12 AM
Cleared: Mon, May 18, 2026 4:00 AM

Latest update: M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 18/9 to 17/7)

Coordinates: 53.595960, -2.569736
Latitude span: 53.591974 – 53.600386
Longitude span: -2.573838 – -2.564284
Bounding box centre: 53.596180, -2.569061
Location descriptions: M61 southbound at Rivington Services between J8 and J6

M61 southbound between J8 and J6

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Sun, May 17, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end: Mon, May 18, 2026 4:00 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

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: {5F1FA227-A57D-4B18-A0CC-F2369C9D2AE8}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 351 m
To Distance: 624 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.598711 -2.572793
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Segment 2

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: {75ED5281-CF75-4929-BE13-927BE02AE979}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 156 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Segment 3

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: {5A070E82-BCEC-4217-8890-ED3A1896A2B3}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 457 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Segment 4

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 5

4 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: {823013F8-70CC-49F6-8A76-135D0B0E6BAC}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 80 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.592259 -2.564789
53.59201 -2.564348
53.591974 -2.564284

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Geometry points: 32
First coordinate pair: -2.573838, 53.600386
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 32

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Cause type: Construction Work
Detailed cause: Construction Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Other