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M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 20/9 to 16/5)

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M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 20/9 to 16/5)

Start time
Fri, Dec 5, 2025 10:48 PM
Expected end
Sun, Dec 7, 2025 5:00 AM
Duration
1 day 6 hours 12 minutes
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Between J8 And J6
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
Fri, Dec 5, 2025 10:48 PM
Last updated
Fri, Dec 5, 2025 10:56 PM
Cleared
Sun, Dec 7, 2025 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 20/9 to 16/5)
Coordinates
53.600131, -2.571997
Latitude span
53.583556 – 53.617331
Longitude span
-2.584216 – -2.555847
Bounding box centre
53.600444, -2.570032
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between J8 and J6
  • M61 southbound at Rivington Services between J8 and J6
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Fri, Dec 5, 2025 10:48 PM
Overall feed end
Sun, Dec 7, 2025 5:00 AM
Feed window length
1 day 6 hours 12 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

12 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
{8BCDB548-CAC2-41A5-A8E2-BEBDF7B9FD83}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
748 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 2

14 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
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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 3

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J8 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
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Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
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Linear Element Model
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Linear Element Id
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From Distance
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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
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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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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 5

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
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
156 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 6

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 7

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
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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 8

15 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
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Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
431 m
To Distance
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Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 9

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J8 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
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Direction On Section
South Bound
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Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
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The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
0 m
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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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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
3
Record created
Fri, Dec 5, 2025 10:48 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Dec 5, 2025 10:56 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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