M66 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 5/8 to 7/1)

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M66 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 5/8 to 7/1)

Start time
Fri, Jan 23, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Jan 24, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M66 – M66 Southbound Between J1 And J2
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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, Jan 8, 2026 8:34 AM
Last updated
Fri, Jan 23, 2026 9:00 PM
Cleared
Sat, Jan 24, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M66 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 5/8 to 7/1)
Coordinates
53.613571, -2.279310
Latitude span
53.607326 – 53.618911
Longitude span
-2.281382 – -2.276230
Bounding box centre
53.613119, -2.278806
Location descriptions
  • M66 southbound between J1 and J2
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Jan 23, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Jan 24, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 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

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M66 southbound between J1 and J2
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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M66
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{A634E9DA-24F9-4A99-8E33-2BDA1F2B8C26}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
478 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.611353 -2.278767
53.611156 -2.278659
53.610393 -2.278231
53.609773 -2.277789
53.60875 -2.277117
53.60823 -2.276781
53.607326 -2.27623

Segment 2

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M66 southbound between J1 and J2
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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M66
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{4351BFCC-DE62-4195-AD65-000DCFF2531F}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
583 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.616518 -2.280237
53.615835 -2.280066
53.615485 -2.280004
53.614766 -2.279877
53.614038 -2.279752
53.613661 -2.279674
53.613239 -2.279535
53.612583 -2.279334
53.611479 -2.278828
53.611353 -2.278767

Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M66 southbound between J1 and J2
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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M66
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{CF7314B9-8FF1-4530-A012-A93242B5985F}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
568 m
To Distance
846 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.618911 -2.281382
53.618466 -2.281096
53.618036 -2.280852
53.617515 -2.280606
53.616743 -2.280299
53.616518 -2.280237
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
23
First coordinate pair
-2.278767, 53.611353
Road section segments
1
Road section points
23
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
1
Record created
Thu, Jan 8, 2026 8:34 AM
Record versioned
Fri, Jan 23, 2026 9:00 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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