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Lane 1 and 2 closure southbound

Cleared

Lane 1 and 2 closure southbound

Start time
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
1 second
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J6 And J5
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 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 5:21 PM
Cleared
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 8:00 PM
  • Latest update: Lane 1 and 2 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.512145, -1.773326
Latitude span
52.509237 – 52.514580
Longitude span
-1.797810 – -1.749906
Bounding box centre
52.511909, -1.773858
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J6 and J5
  • 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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J6 and J5
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
{82F490B0-A1A4-4D45-9388-1A3F95EDC934}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
7 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 2

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J6 and J5
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
375 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 3

46 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J5 and J4A
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,909 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
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Segment 4

21 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J5 and J4A
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
761 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
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Segment 5

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J6 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{EAE08623-B1B3-46BB-832C-93D6B63AA14E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
306 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 6

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J6 and J5
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
{A3740C9A-1A14-4753-94B9-A46047EA8796}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
302 m
To Distance
381 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Geometry type
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Geometry points
90
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
90
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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 5:21 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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