Lane 1 and 2 closure southbound

Cleared

Lane 1 and 2 closure southbound

Start time
Sat, Jul 4, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Sun, Jul 5, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J7 And J6
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Jun 18, 2026 6:42 AM
Last updated
Sun, Jul 5, 2026 4:48 AM
Cleared
Sun, Jul 5, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lane 1 and 2 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.539446, -1.909112
Latitude span
52.536171 – 52.546278
Longitude span
-1.917527 – -1.903080
Bounding box centre
52.541225, -1.910304
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J7 and J6
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sat, Jul 4, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sun, Jul 5, 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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{32BD0738-376E-4FD9-8186-0AF419C93557}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
8 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.537188 -1.905034
52.537142 -1.904931

Segment 2

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{1B4D5D3F-E23D-4F7E-8DD5-79875215CF0C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
354 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.538935 -1.909395
52.538701 -1.908923
52.538476 -1.908423
52.53844 -1.908331
52.538314 -1.90801
52.538169 -1.907642
52.538016 -1.9072
52.537404 -1.905594
52.537269 -1.905226
52.537206 -1.905079
52.537188 -1.905034

Segment 3

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{341D8CC6-EBA7-4619-8D91-3DE6727CD9CC}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
166 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.537142 -1.904931
52.537097 -1.904813
52.537088 -1.904794
52.536899 -1.904386
52.53677 -1.904121
52.536647 -1.903871
52.53635 -1.903355
52.536171 -1.90308

Segment 4

20 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{07D9AF8B-44AE-42B2-9EE7-D01940CD5149}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
65 m
To Distance
1,055 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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52.545575 -1.916769
52.544963 -1.916151
52.544702 -1.915886
52.544351 -1.915547
52.543839 -1.915047
52.54177 -1.913044
52.54168 -1.912957
52.541455 -1.912751
52.540816 -1.912104
52.540591 -1.911883
52.540186 -1.911383
52.540006 -1.911162
52.5397 -1.91072
52.539448 -1.910323
52.53934 -1.910146
52.539052 -1.909616
52.539027 -1.909572
52.538962 -1.909454
52.538935 -1.909395
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
41
First coordinate pair
-1.905034, 52.537188
Road section segments
1
Road section points
41
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Jun 18, 2026 6:42 AM
Record versioned
Sun, Jul 5, 2026 4:48 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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