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Lane 2, 3 and 4 closure southbound

Planned

Lane 2, 3 and 4 closure southbound

Start time
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J17 And J16
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Oct 2, 2026 4:58 AM
Last updated
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 5:35 PM
Cleared
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lane 2, 3 and 4 closure southbound
Coordinates
53.084079, -2.340658
Latitude span
53.073779 – 53.096431
Longitude span
-2.343269 – -2.336497
Bounding box centre
53.085105, -2.339883
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J17 and J16
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Oct 13, 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

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{A6A67402-9F97-49DC-B7A8-97F272789124}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
934 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.093627 -2.343203
53.093196 -2.343245
53.09244 -2.343269
53.09173 -2.343263
53.090831 -2.343256
53.089708 -2.343172
53.089322 -2.343124
53.08836 -2.342967
53.088055 -2.342905
53.087381 -2.342736
53.086357 -2.342444
53.086007 -2.342337

Segment 2

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{5D9DA64D-2B58-455F-AB97-C5CCB4388B5E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
671 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.080512 -2.340009
53.079543 -2.339553
53.078887 -2.33922
53.078555 -2.339068
53.078259 -2.338901
53.077676 -2.338613
53.0765 -2.337992
53.076231 -2.337856
53.076015 -2.337734
53.075746 -2.337583
53.075468 -2.337432

Segment 3

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{8F3D5A83-EC3F-4BBF-A65D-09AF830586FF}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
145 m
To Distance
376 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.096431 -2.342715
53.096136 -2.34279
53.095507 -2.342935
53.094409 -2.343105
53.094365 -2.34312

Segment 4

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{B60F9466-B2AC-4F67-955E-D556206E02EB}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
198 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.075468 -2.337432
53.075198 -2.337295
53.074507 -2.336932
53.0744 -2.336865
53.073996 -2.336614
53.073779 -2.336497

Segment 5

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{FD80F431-CD48-4F3B-8BEE-A2A067CBCD43}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
547 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.085639 -2.342214
53.084067 -2.341605
53.082748 -2.341042
53.081428 -2.340434
53.081239 -2.340343
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
42
First coordinate pair
-2.343120, 53.094365
Road section segments
1
Road section points
42
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Fri, Oct 2, 2026 4:58 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 5:35 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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