M66 Southbound lane 2 closure (MP 2/5 to 4/5)

Cleared

M66 Southbound lane 2 closure (MP 2/5 to 4/5)

Start time
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 8:14 PM
Expected end
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
6 hours 6 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M66 – M66 Southbound Between A56/A680/A676 And J1
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
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 8:30 PM
Last updated
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 2:01 AM
Cleared
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 2:20 AM
  • Latest update: M66 Southbound lane 2 closure (MP 2/5 to 4/5)
Coordinates
53.635590, -2.302804
Latitude span
53.627880 – 53.643322
Longitude span
-2.307355 – -2.293635
Bounding box centre
53.635601, -2.300495
Location descriptions
  • M66 southbound between A56/A680/A676 and J1
  • M66 southbound between J1 and J2
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 8:14 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 46 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

33 coordinate pairs
Description
M66 southbound between A56/A680/A676 and J1
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
{1CC58C80-94FA-4B06-94B5-CDB2A33E184A}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
246 m
To Distance
1,513 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.642851 -2.307079
53.642365 -2.307197
53.642203 -2.307235
53.642113 -2.307256
53.641789 -2.307314
53.641223 -2.307355
53.640962 -2.307353
53.640657 -2.307336
53.640387 -2.307319
53.640136 -2.307287
53.639372 -2.307115
53.638941 -2.306975
53.638402 -2.306745
53.638043 -2.30656
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53.634332 -2.302859
53.633768 -2.301932
53.63341 -2.301264
53.633285 -2.301051
53.63315 -2.300824

Segment 2

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M66 southbound between A56/A680/A676 and J1
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
{0A3DEC0B-8726-44EC-945D-EF38C2B6B603}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
329 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.633043 -2.300626
53.632828 -2.300262
53.632282 -2.299351
53.631745 -2.2985
53.631351 -2.297938
53.631172 -2.297649
53.631011 -2.297376

Segment 3

8 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
{18574155-7433-4B5E-8978-55EB73FF84F5}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
427 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.630563 -2.296768
53.630231 -2.296342
53.630151 -2.296235
53.629299 -2.295201
53.628744 -2.294577
53.628 -2.293771
53.62788 -2.293635
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
49
First coordinate pair
-2.306909, 53.643322
Road section segments
1
Road section points
49
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 8:30 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 2:01 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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