M61 Southbound Rivington Services exit and entry slip road closures

Planned

Start time: Fri, Jan 16, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end: Sat, Jan 17, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration: 9 hours
Road: M61 – M61 Southbound Between J8 And J6
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Reason: Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work

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First published: Fri, Oct 17, 2025 2:10 PM
Last updated: Fri, Jan 16, 2026 9:44 PM
Cleared: Sat, Jan 17, 2026 6:00 AM

Latest update: M61 Southbound Rivington Services exit and entry slip road closures

Coordinates: 53.599374, -2.572725
Latitude span: 53.595672 – 53.603967
Longitude span: -2.575562 – -2.569979
Bounding box centre: 53.599820, -2.572771
Location descriptions: M61 southbound between J8 and J6

M61 southbound at the Rivington Services slip road between J8 and J6

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Fri, Jan 16, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end: Sat, Jan 17, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length: 9 hours
Probability code (raw): probable
Compliance option (raw): mandatory
Source identification (raw): roadworks

Management type value: carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
Contra-flow flag (raw): false
Width restriction flag (raw): false
Height restriction flag (raw): false
Weight restriction flag (raw): false

Segment 1

2 coordinate pairs

Description: M61 southbound between J8 and J6
Lanes Restricted: 4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 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: {1B157435-120C-43EF-8F74-6F966D2CAC0B}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 156 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.598134 -2.572215
53.596854 -2.571223

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs

Description: M61 southbound between J8 and J6
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 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: {728A2506-090D-4241-B032-FB791336F72B}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 155 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.596854 -2.571223
53.596454 -2.570813
53.596293 -2.570653
53.596007 -2.570369
53.595672 -2.569979

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs

Description: M61 southbound between J8 and J6
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 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: {8BCDB548-CAC2-41A5-A8E2-BEBDF7B9FD83}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 684 m
To Distance: 748 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.603967 -2.575562
53.603429 -2.575248

Segment 4

5 coordinate pairs

Description: M61 southbound at the Rivington Services slip road between J8 and J6
Lanes Restricted: 2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 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: {B29F8424-04ED-410B-96A9-65CEB96C1E80}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 179 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.603429 -2.575248
53.602038 -2.574334
53.601984 -2.574272
53.601949 -2.574227
53.60194 -2.574208

Segment 5

4 coordinate pairs

Description: M61 southbound at the Rivington Services slip road between J8 and J6
Lanes Restricted: 2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 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: {4BE74782-DDFC-4B86-9605-6F9FA633241D}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance: 18 m
To Distance: 78 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.598552 -2.57244
53.598381 -2.572393
53.598134 -2.572215

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 18
First coordinate pair: -2.572215, 53.598134
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 18

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Carriageway Closures