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M66 Southbound Jct 2 to 3 Carriageway Closure

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M66 Southbound Jct 2 to 3 Carriageway Closure

Start time
Tue, Mar 31, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Apr 1, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M66 – M66 Southbound Between J2 And J3
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Mar 9, 2026 1:31 PM
Last updated
Tue, Mar 31, 2026 3:46 PM
Cleared
Wed, Apr 1, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M66 Southbound Jct 2 to 3 Carriageway Closure
Coordinates
53.584996, -2.272356
Latitude span
53.578947 – 53.590590
Longitude span
-2.272939 – -2.271403
Bounding box centre
53.584769, -2.272171
Location descriptions
  • M66 southbound between J2 and J3
  • M66 southbound within J2
  • M66 southbound within J3
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Mar 31, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Apr 1, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours
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

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M66 southbound between J2 and J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M66
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{6B96B271-E20E-4501-A39B-E2A52E3F741D}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
463 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.585251 -2.272808
53.584618 -2.272684
53.584178 -2.272591
53.583971 -2.272529
53.582938 -2.272205
53.58204 -2.271928
53.58186 -2.271881
53.581277 -2.271726
53.581169 -2.271711

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M66 southbound within J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M66
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{4CE72385-CA9C-4FB5-A8D0-1F8C6E611D4B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
24 m
To Distance
53 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.59059 -2.272199
53.590338 -2.272293

Segment 3

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M66 southbound within J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
M66
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{98CEE362-170E-4BEC-B8E9-5382B0D20778}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
232 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.590338 -2.272293
53.589886 -2.272461
53.589247 -2.272654
53.588779 -2.272711
53.588276 -2.272783

Segment 4

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M66 southbound between J2 and J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M66
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{C13338FC-4847-4FF9-8C89-16442066C055}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
313 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.588096 -2.272828
53.587826 -2.272856
53.587395 -2.272899
53.587037 -2.27292
53.586972 -2.272926
53.586694 -2.272939
53.586289 -2.272922
53.585724 -2.272871
53.585463 -2.272841
53.585281 -2.272812

Segment 5

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M66 southbound within J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M66
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{74445E2C-E5DC-4456-9C59-710E0BABDCE5}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
90 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.579757 -2.271486
53.579668 -2.271474
53.579659 -2.271474
53.579003 -2.27141
53.578947 -2.271403

Segment 6

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M66 southbound between J2 and J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M66
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{53120171-360C-40F6-8BB1-BD50BBDA2F93}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
20 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.588276 -2.272783
53.588195 -2.272798
53.588096 -2.272828

Segment 7

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M66 southbound within J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{7BCA3486-F895-45C1-B483-CB8C1F966B7B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
157 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.581169 -2.271711
53.580504 -2.271586
53.579757 -2.271486
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
38
First coordinate pair
-2.272812, 53.585281
Road section segments
1
Road section points
38
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
4
Record created
Mon, Mar 9, 2026 1:31 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Mar 31, 2026 3:46 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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