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

Planned

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

Start time
Fri, Mar 13, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Mar 14, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Between J3 And J2 From M61
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
Fri, Mar 13, 2026 1:05 AM
Last updated
Fri, Mar 13, 2026 9:10 AM
Cleared
Sat, Mar 14, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 5/3 to 3/5)
Coordinates
53.537311, -2.395927
Latitude span
53.533956 – 53.539004
Longitude span
-2.405464 – -2.387069
Bounding box centre
53.536480, -2.396267
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between J3 and J2 from M61
  • M61 southbound between J4 and J3
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Mar 13, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Mar 14, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
9 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

3 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 End1
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{295CA271-8B25-4624-8F7C-32D4C3050C6C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
74 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.53436 -2.387968
53.534036 -2.387265
53.533956 -2.387069

Segment 2

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
298 m
To Distance
659 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.538865 -2.405464
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 3

3 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
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{2E488483-B86D-4CE3-9A21-A21B77D013E0}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
29 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.536245 -2.391675
53.536128 -2.391432
53.536084 -2.391326

Segment 4

8 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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{7F9052DE-5823-4674-B0B4-F3565317732E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
293 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.536084 -2.391326
53.535736 -2.390644
53.535539 -2.39025
53.535012 -2.38928
53.534664 -2.388597
53.534486 -2.388241
53.534481 -2.388231
53.53436 -2.387968

Segment 5

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 6

9 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
444 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
53.53694 -2.393235
53.536762 -2.392811
53.536521 -2.392266
53.536245 -2.391675
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
44
First coordinate pair
-2.387968, 53.534360
Road section segments
1
Road section points
44
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
7
Record created
Fri, Mar 13, 2026 1:05 AM
Record versioned
Fri, Mar 13, 2026 9:10 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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