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Lane 2 and 3 closure southbound

Cleared

Lane 2 and 3 closure southbound

Start time
Mon, Oct 5, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Within J4 After M42 J7A Northbound Access
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected, 2 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Sep 21, 2026 2:34 PM
Last updated
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 3:43 AM
Cleared
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lane 2 and 3 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.479149, -1.710094
Latitude span
52.476500 – 52.488959
Longitude span
-1.729916 – -1.689231
Bounding box centre
52.482730, -1.709574
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound within J4 after M42 J7A northbound access
  • M6 southbound within J4 before M42 J7A northbound access
  • M6 southbound between J4 and M6 Toll
  • M6 southbound between J4A and J4
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Oct 5, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
8 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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J4 after M42 J7A northbound access
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
{015AFB90-AB7F-4DB0-B61A-F46F31B52C77}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
19 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.477558 -1.710772
52.477501 -1.710501

Segment 2

18 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J4 before M42 J7A northbound access
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
{8127E7BB-86BA-48DF-9394-63C0772CCDB6}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
714 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.479974 -1.71782
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52.479367 -1.716435
52.47935 -1.716396

Segment 3

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J4 and M6 Toll
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{7F001D09-6D19-46AD-A781-7ECE683A5CF2}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
402 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 4

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J4 after M42 J7A northbound access
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
132 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.476983 -1.707792
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Segment 5

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J4 after M42 J7A northbound access
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
{B4B8956D-43C2-4D16-A6F1-E1212DDCC297}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
414 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.476508 -1.701029
52.476524 -1.700219

Segment 6

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J4 and M6 Toll
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{0C0B614F-AD9E-4E7F-AB71-378126027F87}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
363 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.477804 -1.690133
52.477941 -1.689231

Segment 7

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J4A and J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{6B20943A-D5E9-4976-B6FD-80F2AB1FB2B2}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
387 m
To Distance
942 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 8

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J4 after M42 J7A northbound access
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
{13E9F2C3-7D99-4459-A621-CB089261166E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
135 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.479133 -1.715853
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Segment 9

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J4A and J4
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
{11981810-8CD4-4063-BEC3-68C89D814AED}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
149 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.484936 -1.7251
52.483872 -1.723758

Segment 10

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J4 after M42 J7A northbound access
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
{5956A808-E279-4BF7-9895-CE71F609FF9C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
296 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.478563 -1.714311
52.478346 -1.713626
52.478092 -1.712826
52.477693 -1.711371
52.477558 -1.710772

Segment 11

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J4 after M42 J7A northbound access
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
{E483DFD9-2EC0-4E05-8C05-0F228F154160}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
165 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.477093 -1.708431
52.477056 -1.708181
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
78
First coordinate pair
-1.710772, 52.477558
Road section segments
1
Road section points
78
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
3
Record created
Mon, Sep 21, 2026 2:34 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 3:43 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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Active Roadworks National Highways
Solihull A45 · Roundabout At A45/M42 J6

Expected to clear in 1 month 4 days

Started 12 May 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 17 Nov 2026, 06:00

lane closure

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M6 southbound Jct 2 to Jct 1 carriageway closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Rugby M6 · M6 Southbound Between J2 And J1

Starts in 9 hours 5 minutes

Starts 12 Oct 2026, 22:59 Expected clear 13 Oct 2026, 05:00

M6 southbound Jct 2 to Jct 1 carriageway closure

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M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 346/0 to 341/6)

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Preston South M6 · M6 Southbound Between J29 And J28

Starts in 8 hours 6 minutes

Starts 12 Oct 2026, 22:00 Expected clear 13 Oct 2026, 05:00

M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 346/0 to 341/6)

Category: Road Maintenance
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