Hard shoulder closure southbound

Cleared

Hard shoulder closure southbound

Start time
Sun, Jul 5, 2026 6:00 AM
Expected end
Sun, Jul 5, 2026 2:00 PM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J16 And J15
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Sat, Jul 4, 2026 1:03 PM
Last updated
Sun, Jul 5, 2026 1:48 PM
Cleared
Sun, Jul 5, 2026 2:00 PM
  • Latest update: Hard shoulder closure southbound
Coordinates
52.987366, -2.254193
Latitude span
52.984214 – 52.990712
Longitude span
-2.268070 – -2.245144
Bounding box centre
52.987463, -2.256607
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J16 and J15
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sun, Jul 5, 2026 6:00 AM
Overall feed end
Sun, Jul 5, 2026 2:00 PM
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

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J16 and J15
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{88873A54-F1A3-4E54-ACB9-ACF40E80DDF9}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
431 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.989586 -2.262783
52.989515 -2.26247
52.988999 -2.259964
52.988554 -2.25792
52.988349 -2.256921
52.988305 -2.256712

Segment 2

19 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J16 and J15
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{1E6A755F-5360-4181-A22B-8327C819B4A0}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
905 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.988305 -2.256712
52.988055 -2.255593
52.987859 -2.254758
52.987842 -2.254684
52.987628 -2.253848
52.987566 -2.253639
52.987172 -2.252311
52.986922 -2.251565
52.986708 -2.250953
52.986645 -2.250774
52.986341 -2.24998
52.986297 -2.249863
52.986046 -2.249251
52.985644 -2.24831
52.985143 -2.24722
52.984731 -2.246329
52.98457 -2.24598
52.984409 -2.245622
52.984214 -2.245144

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J16 and J15
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{3C009F4D-013C-4595-B709-E082F3B2F119}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
1,050 m
To Distance
1,427 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.990712 -2.26807
52.990538 -2.267243
52.989586 -2.262783
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
28
First coordinate pair
-2.262783, 52.989586
Road section segments
1
Road section points
28
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Sat, Jul 4, 2026 1:03 PM
Record versioned
Sun, Jul 5, 2026 1:48 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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