M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 26/3 to 25/3)

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M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 26/3 to 25/3)

Start time
Fri, Jun 12, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Jun 13, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
1 second
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
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, May 29, 2026 12:24 AM
Last updated
Fri, Jun 12, 2026 1:54 AM
Cleared
Fri, Jun 12, 2026 9:00 PM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 26/3 to 25/3)
Coordinates
53.657163, -2.610942
Latitude span
53.652581 – 53.661634
Longitude span
-2.613517 – -2.609262
Bounding box centre
53.657108, -2.611390
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between J8 and J6
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Jun 12, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Jun 13, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 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

2 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
{625BBA98-F539-4F0A-8CEB-4AD7F35A6123}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
15 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.652713 -2.60932
53.652581 -2.609262

Segment 2

7 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
{88C93934-CCDC-421F-8CB1-22503E29918E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
326 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.655598 -2.610206
53.655343 -2.61016
53.654562 -2.609967
53.65396 -2.609792
53.653826 -2.609745
53.652973 -2.60943
53.652713 -2.60932

Segment 3

16 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
{93C433C3-2151-4395-8D12-9F46924E8BE8}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
349 m
To Distance
1,066 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.661634 -2.613517
53.66163 -2.613511
53.661434 -2.613276
53.661231 -2.613011
53.660574 -2.612406
53.660538 -2.612376
53.660055 -2.611945
53.659506 -2.61155
53.658978 -2.611181
53.658386 -2.610915
53.657839 -2.61068
53.657578 -2.610605
53.657228 -2.610505
53.65695 -2.61044
53.655657 -2.610222
53.655598 -2.610206
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
25
First coordinate pair
-2.609320, 53.652713
Road section segments
1
Road section points
25
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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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
19
Record created
Fri, May 29, 2026 12:24 AM
Record versioned
Fri, Jun 12, 2026 1:54 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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