Lane 1 and 2 closure southbound

Cleared

Lane 1 and 2 closure southbound

Start time
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J15 And J14
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
Wed, Jul 8, 2026 7:13 AM
Last updated
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 12:06 AM
Cleared
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lane 1 and 2 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.853123, -2.160657
Latitude span
52.846949 – 52.859567
Longitude span
-2.162745 – -2.158664
Bounding box centre
52.853258, -2.160705
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J15 and J14
Feed validity status
Suspended
Overall feed start
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours
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

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J15 and J14
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{7C0655CA-5E5D-4563-BC96-D286BE552A68}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
1,448 m
To Distance
2,389 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.859567 -2.162745
52.858394 -2.162361
52.857738 -2.16215
52.856328 -2.161689
52.856085 -2.16161
52.854513 -2.161099
52.852985 -2.160618
52.852105 -2.160333
52.851655 -2.160187
52.851269 -2.160062

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J15 and J14
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{807C6526-B99A-43F6-97B2-215AA69D5D26}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
489 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.851269 -2.160062
52.850038 -2.159655
52.849409 -2.159447
52.848546 -2.159176
52.846949 -2.158664
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
15
First coordinate pair
-2.162745, 52.859567
Road section segments
1
Road section points
15
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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        ]
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]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Suspended
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Jul 8, 2026 7:13 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 12:06 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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