M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 5/2 to 4/2)

Planned

M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 5/2 to 4/2)

Start time
Sun, Jan 25, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Mon, Jan 26, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Between J4 And J3
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
Sun, Jan 25, 2026 4:54 AM
Last updated
Sun, Jan 25, 2026 8:05 PM
Cleared
Mon, Jan 26, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 5/2 to 4/2)
Coordinates
53.538560, -2.399770
Latitude span
53.537107 – 53.539004
Longitude span
-2.406077 – -2.393648
Bounding box centre
53.538056, -2.399863
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between J4 and J3
  • M61 southbound between J3 and J2 from M61
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sun, Jan 25, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, Jan 26, 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

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J4 and J3
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
{CAB20A7B-54AF-4505-9055-CED2ABBD2BC2}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
257 m
To Distance
659 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.53882 -2.406077
53.538892 -2.405098
53.538897 -2.405038
53.538972 -2.403847
53.539002 -2.403138
53.539003 -2.402836
53.539004 -2.402338
53.538989 -2.401644
53.538972 -2.401327
53.538937 -2.400949
53.538859 -2.400119
53.53885 -2.400058

Segment 2

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J4 and J3
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
{3BB34EAA-5652-466E-9994-E4B1DEA7E7E5}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
188 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.53885 -2.400058
53.538848 -2.400037
53.538833 -2.399877
53.538754 -2.399333
53.538652 -2.398765
53.538648 -2.398744
53.53856 -2.39823
53.538392 -2.397474
53.538363 -2.397337

Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J3 and J2 from M61
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
{95DA88E7-2C20-4ADE-AD12-354B7A393B9F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
281 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.538363 -2.397337
53.538078 -2.396414
53.537796 -2.395569
53.53752 -2.394719
53.537154 -2.393765
53.537107 -2.393648
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
27
First coordinate pair
-2.406077, 53.538820
Road section segments
1
Road section points
27
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
2
Record created
Sun, Jan 25, 2026 4:54 AM
Record versioned
Sun, Jan 25, 2026 8:05 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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