M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 6/5 - 3/0)

Planned

M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 6/5 - 3/0)

Start time
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Aug 20, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M61 – M61 Southbound Between J4 And J3
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 8:08 AM
Last updated
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 9:49 AM
Cleared
Thu, Aug 20, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 6/5 - 3/0)
Coordinates
53.539008, -2.406979
Latitude span
53.538537 – 53.540437
Longitude span
-2.417506 – -2.398129
Bounding box centre
53.539487, -2.407818
Location descriptions
  • M61 southbound between J4 and J3
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Aug 20, 2026 4:00 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

19 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
0 m
To Distance
659 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.538726 -2.407511
53.538746 -2.407089
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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

8 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
132 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.538848 -2.400037
53.538833 -2.399877
53.538754 -2.399333
53.538652 -2.398765
53.538648 -2.398744
53.53856 -2.39823
53.538537 -2.398129

Segment 3

16 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
{EE327EE9-5554-44ED-B379-C381DEA25A23}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
520 m
To Distance
1,060 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.539307 -2.413748
53.539219 -2.4134
53.539068 -2.412675
53.539015 -2.412402
53.53891 -2.411707
53.538822 -2.411012
53.538805 -2.410876
53.538753 -2.410288
53.538745 -2.410031
53.538736 -2.409955
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
43
First coordinate pair
-2.409955, 53.538736
Road section segments
1
Road section points
43
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 8:08 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 9:49 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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