M61 Southbound to M60 Clockwise link road hard shoulder closure

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M61 Southbound to M60 Clockwise link road hard shoulder closure

Start time
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 9:43 AM
Expected end
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 6:00 PM
Duration
57 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M61 – Link Road From M61 J1 To M60 J15 Clockwise
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 9:43 AM
Last updated
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 10:18 AM
Cleared
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 10:40 AM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound to M60 Clockwise link road hard shoulder closure
Coordinates
53.525993, -2.359599
Latitude span
53.524915 – 53.527662
Longitude span
-2.363107 – -2.354871
Bounding box centre
53.526289, -2.358989
Location descriptions
  • link road from M61 J1 to M60 J15 clockwise
  • M61 southbound between J2 and J1
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 9:43 AM
Overall feed end
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 6:00 PM
Feed window length
8 hours 17 minutes
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

24 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M61 J1 to M60 J15 clockwise
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{66ECAFA6-EC45-4451-AD8C-92AB3265CD78}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
560 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.527035 -2.362159
53.526928 -2.361962
53.526838 -2.361811
53.526731 -2.361653
53.526507 -2.361325
53.526391 -2.361158
53.526337 -2.361052
53.526123 -2.360704
53.525944 -2.360355
53.525798 -2.360022
53.525739 -2.359886
53.525525 -2.359326
53.525391 -2.358883
53.525347 -2.358736
53.525284 -2.358494
53.525222 -2.358237
53.525107 -2.357693
53.525028 -2.357165
53.524984 -2.356757
53.524932 -2.356063
53.524924 -2.355942
53.524915 -2.355685
53.524917 -2.355037
53.52492 -2.354871

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
5 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
{1B14BE2B-980D-427B-950C-965AA4DB195C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
381 m
To Distance
475 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.527662 -2.363107
53.527626 -2.363039
53.527465 -2.362782
53.527151 -2.362311
53.527035 -2.362159
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
29
First coordinate pair
-2.362159, 53.527035
Road section segments
1
Road section points
29
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 9:43 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 10:18 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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