Jct 5 entry slip lane 1 closure southbound

Cleared

Jct 5 entry slip lane 1 closure southbound

Start time
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
4 hours 10 minutes 1 second
Road
M6 – M6 J5 Southbound Access
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Oct 2, 2026 12:29 PM
Last updated
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 11:32 PM
Cleared
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 12:10 AM
  • Latest update: Jct 5 entry slip lane 1 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.509691, -1.787210
Latitude span
52.509333 – 52.510145
Longitude span
-1.790670 – -1.783968
Bounding box centre
52.509739, -1.787319
Location descriptions
  • M6 J5 southbound access
  • M6 southbound between J5 and J4A
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 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

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 J5 southbound access
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
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{4166B64C-75C4-46AB-A066-FD7DCDAB4025}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
23 m
To Distance
306 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.509333 -1.79067
52.509369 -1.790477
52.509467 -1.789887
52.509529 -1.7894
52.509582 -1.788796
52.509652 -1.787779
52.509678 -1.787278
52.509677 -1.786659
52.509676 -1.786556

Segment 2

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J5 and J4A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{7DEA33CB-736D-4760-94B9-7F9D37574499}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
183 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.509676 -1.786556
52.509676 -1.786526
52.509785 -1.785833
52.509801 -1.78573
52.509961 -1.78483
52.51005 -1.784417
52.510145 -1.783968
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
16
First coordinate pair
-1.790670, 52.509333
Road section segments
1
Road section points
16
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
4
Record created
Fri, Oct 2, 2026 12:29 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 11:32 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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