Harshoulder, lane 1 and 2 closure northbound

Cleared

Harshoulder, lane 1 and 2 closure northbound

Start time
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 8:26 PM
Expected end
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
3 hours 29 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M6 – M6 Northbound Between J15 And J16
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 8:26 PM
Last updated
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 11:27 PM
Cleared
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 11:55 PM
  • Latest update: Harshoulder, lane 1 and 2 closure northbound
Coordinates
53.011051, -2.328494
Latitude span
53.004972 – 53.017633
Longitude span
-2.329815 – -2.324605
Bounding box centre
53.011303, -2.327210
Location descriptions
  • M6 northbound between J15 and J16
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 8:26 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 34 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

18 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J15 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{8D4B2E2A-5D5F-4EF8-B85D-D0D98D5D0EBA}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
585 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.006538 -2.328443
53.006932 -2.3287
53.007713 -2.329108
53.008135 -2.32932
53.008351 -2.329411
53.008483 -2.329457
53.008746 -2.329548
53.009159 -2.32967
53.009491 -2.329748
53.00964 -2.329764
53.009788 -2.32978
53.010318 -2.329813
53.010471 -2.329815
53.010867 -2.329788
53.010999 -2.329774
53.011262 -2.329746
53.011421 -2.329715

Segment 2

19 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J15 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{642100AE-220F-4C35-B8C8-3AE1B0519062}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
778 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.011541 -2.329689
53.012036 -2.329514
53.012105 -2.329484
53.012414 -2.329352
53.012639 -2.32925
53.012936 -2.329088
53.013323 -2.328853
53.013702 -2.328587
53.014004 -2.328321
53.014188 -2.328159
53.014738 -2.327641
53.014846 -2.327523
53.016135 -2.326176
53.016559 -2.325717
53.016617 -2.325658
53.016631 -2.325643
53.017623 -2.324615
53.017633 -2.324605

Segment 3

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J15 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{28FE5212-FB3C-42F5-84BB-2893C4749B45}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
1,136 m
To Distance
1,296 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.005129 -2.327464
53.005757 -2.327931
53.006272 -2.328262
53.006295 -2.328278
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
42
First coordinate pair
-2.328278, 53.006295
Road section segments
1
Road section points
42
View geometry JSON
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 8:26 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 11:27 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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