M65 Westbound to M61 Southbound link road closure

Cleared

M65 Westbound to M61 Southbound link road closure

Start time
Wed, Jul 1, 2026 7:04 PM
Expected end
Thu, Jul 2, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
8 hours 56 minutes
Road
M65 – M65 J2 Westbound Exit
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Westbound
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Jul 2, 2026 2:59 AM
Last updated
Thu, Jul 2, 2026 3:51 AM
Cleared
Thu, Jul 2, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: M65 Westbound to M61 Southbound link road 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
  • M65 J2 westbound exit
  • M61 J9 southbound access
  • roundabout at M61 J9/M65 J2
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, Jul 1, 2026 7:04 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jul 2, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 56 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
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

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M65 J2 westbound exit
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M61 J9 southbound access
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
{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 3

4 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
{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
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
15
First coordinate pair
-2.626635, 53.717960
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
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Jul 2, 2026 2:59 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Jul 2, 2026 3:51 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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