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M61 southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 27/4 to 22/5)

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M61 southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 27/4 to 22/5)

Start time
Tue, Oct 21, 2025 9:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Oct 22, 2025 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Between J8 And J6
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Oct 21, 2025 8:10 PM
Last updated
Tue, Oct 21, 2025 9:38 PM
Cleared
Wed, Oct 22, 2025 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M61 southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 27/4 to 22/5)
Coordinates
53.649801, -2.606218
Latitude span
53.630630 – 53.668911
Longitude span
-2.623620 – -2.588795
Bounding box centre
53.649771, -2.606208
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between J8 and J6
  • M61 southbound within J8
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, Oct 21, 2025 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Oct 22, 2025 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours
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

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
Start1 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
1,338 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 2

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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
457 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 3

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound within J8
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
120 m
To Distance
363 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 4

18 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
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To Distance
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Gml Srs Name
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Segment 5

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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Segment 6

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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
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 7

9 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
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
518 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Geometry type
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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
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Oct 21, 2025 8:10 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Oct 21, 2025 9:38 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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Bolton M61 · M61 Southbound Within The A666 Junction

Cleared 2 days 6 hours ago

Started 12 Jun 2026, 19:00 Ended 12 Jun 2026, 21:15

A666 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 4/2 to 2/5)

Category: Road Maintenance
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