Lane 1 closure southbound

Cleared

Lane 1 closure southbound

Start time
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 7:53 PM
Expected end
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
4 hours 2 minutes 1 second
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J14 And J13
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 7:53 PM
Last updated
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 11:19 PM
Cleared
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 11:55 PM
  • Latest update: Lane 1 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.789642, -2.142453
Latitude span
52.785185 – 52.794345
Longitude span
-2.150198 – -2.130716
Bounding box centre
52.789765, -2.140457
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J14 and J13
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 7:53 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 7 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

15 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J14 and J13
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
{CEFF41A4-EC1F-47F1-BF3D-9AFBA36D3050}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
828 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.78886 -2.142201
52.788678 -2.141793
52.788573 -2.141535
52.788385 -2.141073
52.788161 -2.140494
52.787946 -2.139915
52.787641 -2.139054
52.787274 -2.137896
52.786987 -2.136931
52.786862 -2.136427
52.786513 -2.135269
52.786414 -2.134883
52.78628 -2.134423
52.785412 -2.13147
52.78538 -2.13136

Segment 2

19 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J14 and J13
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
{04CD9A38-B4BD-4DDB-B379-C67C7D34E0A0}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
663 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.793139 -2.148992
52.792942 -2.148769
52.792655 -2.148442
52.792269 -2.147951
52.792071 -2.147699
52.791892 -2.147461
52.791623 -2.147104
52.791309 -2.146643
52.790995 -2.146168
52.790806 -2.14587
52.790672 -2.145662
52.790483 -2.145365
52.790232 -2.144934
52.789873 -2.14428
52.789631 -2.143805
52.789479 -2.143508
52.789227 -2.143003
52.788918 -2.14232
52.78886 -2.142201

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J14 and J13
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
{A829CF9E-E07A-4912-ACFC-A6682893B928}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
48 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.78538 -2.13136
52.785259 -2.13095
52.785185 -2.130716

Segment 4

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J14 and J13
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
{CC1C1D05-F522-475E-9C56-6D395D984643}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
1,071 m
To Distance
1,228 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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52.794262 -2.150123
52.793849 -2.149736
52.79349 -2.149379
52.793238 -2.149101
52.793139 -2.148992
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
43
First coordinate pair
-2.142201, 52.788860
Road section segments
1
Road section points
43
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 7:53 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 11:19 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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