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Lane 1 closure southbound

Cleared

Lane 1 closure southbound

Start time
Tue, Jul 14, 2026 8:20 PM
Expected end
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
3 hours 1 second
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Within J9
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Jul 14, 2026 8:20 PM
Last updated
Tue, Jul 14, 2026 10:53 PM
Cleared
Tue, Jul 14, 2026 11:20 PM
  • Latest update: Lane 1 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.560644, -1.985407
Latitude span
52.552966 – 52.566914
Longitude span
-2.003990 – -1.970687
Bounding box centre
52.559940, -1.987339
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound within J9
  • M6 southbound within J8
  • M6 southbound between J9 and J8
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, Jul 14, 2026 8:20 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 40 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

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J9
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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{4445050A-74FB-41DE-BA46-8091E7D1D2FB}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
269 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.566344 -2.002061
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52.565705 -1.999656
52.565535 -1.998948
52.565535 -1.998933

Segment 2

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J8
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
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{FE8E745E-BF1C-4846-8163-836FCFE6A5AE}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
190 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.553035 -1.970867
52.552966 -1.970687

Segment 3

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J8
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 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
324 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 4

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J8
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
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
234 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.555589 -1.974789
52.555427 -1.974612
52.555067 -1.974214
52.554699 -1.973772
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52.554051 -1.972858

Segment 5

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J9
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 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{8E2A61A7-FFB6-4507-8026-DCCA51C3CAFC}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
389 m
To Distance
411 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.566901 -2.00395
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Segment 6

22 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J9 and J8
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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{17794A61-5660-4078-A05C-AD02104FECAA}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
815 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 7

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J8
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
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{19A1CD67-7004-47DD-A654-9E566AAD70EA}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
16 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.555859 -1.975069
52.555733 -1.974936

Segment 8

16 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J9 and J8
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 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{CB2D68EC-1A54-4454-8E96-2E6E7EA4CB7D}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
856 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.563916 -1.991031
52.563718 -1.990185
52.563493 -1.989345
52.563242 -1.988489
52.562822 -1.987128

Segment 9

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J9
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
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{E2DA94EF-7FCF-48F3-A0FC-707F365DD987}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
84 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.566721 -2.003359
52.566613 -2.00302
52.566487 -2.002578
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
81
First coordinate pair
-2.002578, 52.566487
Road section segments
1
Road section points
81
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Jul 14, 2026 8:20 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Jul 14, 2026 10:53 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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Active Roadworks National Highways
St. Helens M6 · M6 Southbound Between J23 And J22

Expected to clear in 1 year 8 months

Started 5 Apr 2026, 19:35 Expected clear 31 Mar 2028, 22:59

M6 Northbound and Southbound mobile hardshoulder closure (MP 290/5 - 346/6)

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M6 Southbound Charnock Services exit and entry slips closed

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Chorley M6 · M6 Southbound Between J28 And J27

Starts in 7 hours 24 minutes

Starts 31 Jul 2026, 22:00 Expected clear 1 Aug 2026, 04:00

M6 Southbound Charnock Services exit and entry slips closed

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M6 Southbound Lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 335/7 to 328/9)

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Chorley M6 · M6 Southbound Within J27

Starts in 5 hours 24 minutes

Starts 31 Jul 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 1 Aug 2026, 04:00

M6 Southbound Lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 335/7 to 328/9)

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Lanes 2 and 3 closure southbound

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Walsall M6 · M6 Southbound Between J10A And J10

Starts in 5 hours 24 minutes

Starts 31 Jul 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 1 Aug 2026, 04:00

Lanes 2 and 3 closure southbound

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