M61 Southbound to M65 Eastbound link road closure

Cleared

M61 Southbound to M65 Eastbound link road closure

Start time
Sun, Oct 18, 2026 10:59 PM
Expected end
Mon, Oct 19, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
4 hours 36 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M61 – Roundabout At M61 J9/M65 J2
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Clockwise
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Oct 19, 2026 3:00 AM
Last updated
Mon, Oct 19, 2026 3:21 AM
Cleared
Mon, Oct 19, 2026 3:35 AM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound to M65 Eastbound link road closure
Coordinates
53.719057, -2.627960
Latitude span
53.718540 – 53.719892
Longitude span
-2.629255 – -2.625936
Bounding box centre
53.719216, -2.627596
Location descriptions
  • roundabout at M61 J9/M65 J2
  • M61 J9 southbound exit
  • M65 J2 eastbound access
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sun, Oct 18, 2026 10:59 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, Oct 19, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
5 hours 1 minute
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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
roundabout at M61 J9/M65 J2
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
Clockwise
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{98B6940C-4F48-4B2E-A26B-3831B15CF015}
Linear Element Type
Other
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
11 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.71918 -2.628662
53.719135 -2.62854
53.719127 -2.62851

Segment 2

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 J9 southbound exit
Lanes Restricted
3 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
{D7F7B491-C15F-449E-9618-64B7B450DA73}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
131 m
To Distance
221 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.719892 -2.629255
53.71977 -2.629201
53.71951 -2.629046
53.719367 -2.628938
53.719287 -2.628845
53.719233 -2.628784
53.719215 -2.628738
53.71918 -2.628662

Segment 3

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M65 J2 eastbound access
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M65
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{A85C3E3F-B831-41E9-8062-852B4D23EAA5}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
183 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.719127 -2.62851
53.719038 -2.628205
53.718853 -2.627657
53.718747 -2.627292
53.718694 -2.627094
53.718624 -2.626669
53.718572 -2.626334
53.718555 -2.626152
53.718554 -2.626137
53.71854 -2.625936
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
21
First coordinate pair
-2.628662, 53.719180
Road section segments
1
Road section points
21
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
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Oct 19, 2026 3:00 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Oct 19, 2026 3:21 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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