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M61 southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 31/3 to 26/8)

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M61 southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 31/3 to 26/8)

Start time
Tue, Feb 17, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Feb 18, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Within J8
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Active
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Feb 2, 2026 8:50 AM
Last updated
Sun, Feb 15, 2026 3:00 AM
Cleared
Wed, Feb 18, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M61 southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 31/3 to 26/8)
Coordinates
53.684005, -2.626205
Latitude span
53.664614 – 53.702388
Longitude span
-2.632224 – -2.617859
Bounding box centre
53.683501, -2.625042
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound within J8
  • M61 southbound between J9 and J8
  • M61 southbound between J8 and J6
Feed validity status
Suspended
Overall feed start
Tue, Feb 17, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Feb 18, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
9 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

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
{409F6E80-327C-4634-9F1C-E091E527DB6A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
336 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
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Segment 2

10 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
0 m
To Distance
363 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 3

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J9 and J8
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
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To Distance
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Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 4

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J9 and 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
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From Distance
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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

20 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J9 and 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
224 m
To Distance
1,182 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 6

32 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J9 and 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 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
1,320 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 7

4 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
{0DCF6F9E-9C44-4F0A-9D26-8F75E545628D}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
119 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 8

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
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{5EE8766C-0C3B-4C58-B347-38AB4C90C7E9}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
368 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Geometry points
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First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Suspended
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Feb 2, 2026 8:50 AM
Record versioned
Sun, Feb 15, 2026 3:00 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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