M66 Southbound hardshoulder closure (MP 2/1 to 2/7)

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M66 Southbound hardshoulder closure (MP 2/1 to 2/7)

Start time
Wed, Mar 18, 2026 8:58 AM
Expected end
Wed, Mar 18, 2026 5:00 PM
Duration
8 hours 2 minutes
Road
M66 – M66 Southbound Between A56/A680/A676 And J1
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Mar 18, 2026 8:58 AM
Last updated
Wed, Mar 18, 2026 3:25 PM
Cleared
Wed, Mar 18, 2026 5:00 PM
  • Latest update: M66 Southbound hardshoulder closure (MP 2/1 to 2/7)
Coordinates
53.644158, -2.306686
Latitude span
53.641457 – 53.646800
Longitude span
-2.307338 – -2.306242
Bounding box centre
53.644129, -2.306790
Location descriptions
  • M66 southbound between A56/A680/A676 and J1
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, Mar 18, 2026 8:58 AM
Overall feed end
Wed, Mar 18, 2026 5:00 PM
Feed window length
8 hours 2 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

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M66 southbound between A56/A680/A676 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M66
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{1CF8672C-1286-4DC1-8328-2E02ED9B90A8}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
72 m
To Distance
217 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.6468 -2.306259
53.646313 -2.306242
53.6459 -2.306255
53.645531 -2.306294
53.645504 -2.306297

Segment 2

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M66 southbound between A56/A680/A676 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M66
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{1CC58C80-94FA-4B06-94B5-CDB2A33E184A}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
456 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.645504 -2.306297
53.645423 -2.306296
53.644911 -2.306399
53.644632 -2.306457
53.644164 -2.306605
53.643804 -2.306723
53.643588 -2.306813
53.642851 -2.307079
53.642365 -2.307197
53.642203 -2.307235
53.642113 -2.307256
53.641789 -2.307314
53.641457 -2.307338
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
18
First coordinate pair
-2.306259, 53.646800
Road section segments
1
Road section points
18
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, Mar 18, 2026 8:58 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Mar 18, 2026 3:25 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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