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M61 Southbound to M65 Eastbound link road lane 1 closure

Planned

M61 Southbound to M65 Eastbound link road lane 1 closure

Start time
Wed, Feb 18, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Feb 19, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M61 – Roundabout At M61 J9/M65 J2
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Clockwise
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Active
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Feb 2, 2026 9:43 AM
Last updated
Thu, Feb 19, 2026 12:41 AM
Cleared
Thu, Feb 19, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M61 Southbound to M65 Eastbound link road lane 1 closure
Coordinates
53.720057, -2.627745
Latitude span
53.718387 – 53.724018
Longitude span
-2.631784 – -2.618066
Bounding box centre
53.721203, -2.624925
Location descriptions
  • roundabout at M61 J9/M65 J2
  • M61 J9 southbound exit
  • M61 southbound between M6 and J9
  • M65 J2 eastbound access
  • M65 eastbound between J2 and J3
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Feb 18, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Feb 19, 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
roundabout at M61 J9/M65 J2
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 J9 southbound exit
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
{D7F7B491-C15F-449E-9618-64B7B450DA73}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
221 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.72103 -2.629782
53.721029 -2.629781
53.720766 -2.62964
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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 southbound between M6 and J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{DA600FF6-7A69-4E32-AE4E-DA89961BF9C8}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
339 m
To Distance
424 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.724018 -2.631784
53.723921 -2.631703
53.723506 -2.631379
53.723323 -2.631247

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M65 J2 eastbound access
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M65
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{22723057-3FD0-4385-99EB-7981F7E53BA7}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
5 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.718396 -2.623223
53.718389 -2.623133

Segment 5

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 J9 southbound exit
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
{78D0EC4F-5AD7-4B0B-A8D7-4F03A0578DCC}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
273 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.723323 -2.631247
53.722963 -2.630958
53.722616 -2.63071
53.722224 -2.630469
53.722183 -2.630444
53.72168 -2.630139
53.721348 -2.629952
53.72103 -2.629782

Segment 6

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M65 eastbound between J2 and J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M65
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{9E51BE00-25E0-434A-9925-FBF7F12AAEEA}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
334 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.718389 -2.623133
53.718387 -2.622333
53.718396 -2.620483
53.718455 -2.618066

Segment 7

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M65 J2 eastbound access
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
363 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.718624 -2.626669
53.718572 -2.626334
53.718555 -2.626152
53.718554 -2.626137
53.71848 -2.62503
53.718413 -2.623422
53.718396 -2.623223
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
43
First coordinate pair
-2.628662, 53.719180
Road section segments
1
Road section points
43
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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
1
Record created
Mon, Feb 2, 2026 9:43 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Feb 19, 2026 12:41 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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