M65 Westbound to M6 Southbound link road lane 1 closure

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M65 Westbound to M6 Southbound link road lane 1 closure

Start time
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
2 seconds
Road
M61 – M61 J9 Southbound Access
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 12:02 AM
Last updated
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 1:01 PM
Cleared
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 7:00 PM
  • Latest update: M65 Westbound to M6 Southbound link road lane 1 closure
Coordinates
53.717407, -2.628233
Latitude span
53.716564 – 53.717960
Longitude span
-2.629290 – -2.626635
Bounding box centre
53.717262, -2.627963
Location descriptions
  • M61 J9 southbound access
  • roundabout at M61 J9/M65 J2
  • M65 J2 westbound exit
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 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

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 J9 southbound 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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M61
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{CB589CE4-D00B-468F-B8C2-E33C20EE1689}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
116 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.717464 -2.628394
53.717266 -2.628542
53.71704 -2.628842
53.716769 -2.629126
53.716615 -2.62926
53.716564 -2.62929

Segment 2

4 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
{B5FE3CB6-8AD9-4E6C-BAFC-233737756529}
Linear Element Type
Other
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
25 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.717645 -2.628154
53.717627 -2.628169
53.717537 -2.628274
53.717464 -2.628394

Segment 3

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M65 J2 westbound 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
West Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M65
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{63AE9A51-1861-4FCB-96F4-A92FEA343851}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
226 m
To Distance
333 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.71796 -2.626635
53.717921 -2.627007
53.717829 -2.62749
53.717755 -2.627762
53.717645 -2.628154
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
15
First coordinate pair
-2.628394, 53.717464
Road section segments
1
Road section points
15
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
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
30
Record created
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 12:02 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 1:01 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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