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Lane 3 closure southbound

Planned

Lane 3 closure southbound

Start time
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Aug 1, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J7 And J6
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 12:03 AM
Last updated
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 11:44 PM
Cleared
Sat, Aug 1, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lane 3 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.534691, -1.902704
Latitude span
52.527944 – 52.541547
Longitude span
-1.912836 – -1.894434
Bounding box centre
52.534746, -1.903635
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J7 and J6
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Aug 1, 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 J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{07D9AF8B-44AE-42B2-9EE7-D01940CD5149}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
680 m
To Distance
1,055 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.541455 -1.912751
52.540816 -1.912104
52.540591 -1.911883
52.540186 -1.911383
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52.5397 -1.91072
52.539448 -1.910323
52.53934 -1.910146
52.539052 -1.909616
52.539027 -1.909572
52.538962 -1.909454
52.538935 -1.909395

Segment 2

17 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{923458C4-AC7C-4A79-8B82-61914CCC54A2}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
603 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.533408 -1.900207
52.533003 -1.899943
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52.53222 -1.899502
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52.52899 -1.896429
52.528747 -1.896046

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{32BD0738-376E-4FD9-8186-0AF419C93557}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
8 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.537188 -1.905034
52.537142 -1.904931

Segment 4

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{0CAC8638-9711-4CD1-9480-4E61621D8F8F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
13 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.528648 -1.895884
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Segment 5

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{8048E4B1-B303-4EE1-BB30-997FACAB81D4}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
12 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.535315 -1.901898
52.535225 -1.901795

Segment 6

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{1D233562-7C64-42D2-AFFA-8894897B41EE}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
11 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.528747 -1.896046
52.528675 -1.895929

Segment 7

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{076F8E81-967D-4689-9EB5-254DFF84AEAF}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
15 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.535225 -1.901795
52.53511 -1.901663

Segment 8

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{3D7AFA1B-0355-47BC-8DCA-C033738918B8}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
116 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.528594 -1.895781
52.528423 -1.895472
52.52827 -1.895148
52.527973 -1.8945
52.527944 -1.894434

Segment 9

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{62D89ED0-BC07-4549-8644-520EA1BA1457}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
68 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.53511 -1.901663
52.534937 -1.901472
52.534595 -1.901118

Segment 10

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{1B4D5D3F-E23D-4F7E-8DD5-79875215CF0C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
354 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.537404 -1.905594
52.537269 -1.905226
52.537206 -1.905079
52.537188 -1.905034

Segment 11

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{31BD9000-91F8-45DD-A289-162D3CD89B41}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
72 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.534059 -1.900691
52.533528 -1.900281
52.533471 -1.900236

Segment 12

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{341D8CC6-EBA7-4619-8D91-3DE6727CD9CC}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
290 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 13

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{C7CBE3FE-77B3-4484-9C94-A73B9146DAD7}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
66 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.5341 -1.900722
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
79
First coordinate pair
-1.912836, 52.541547
Road section segments
1
Road section points
79
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
6
Record created
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 12:03 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 11:44 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

Driving on the M6? See every live closure, roadwork and planned restriction on this road.

M6 live closures

Related incidents

M6 Northbound Jct 39 entry slip road Lane 1 closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Eden M6 · M6 J39 Northbound Access

Expected to clear in 4 years 5 months

Started 18 Jul 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 31 Dec 2030, 06:00

M6 Northbound Jct 39 entry slip road Lane 1 closure

Category: Construction Work
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M6 - M42 link road hardshoulder closure northbound

Active Roadworks National Highways
Solihull M6 · M6 Southbound Between J5 And J4A

Expected to clear in 3 days 2 hours

Started 6 Jul 2026, 04:00 Expected clear 3 Aug 2026, 04:00

M6 - M42 link road hardshoulder closure northbound

Category: Construction Work
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M6 northbound J16 to J17 - lane closure for structure - maintenance on behalf of National Highways

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Cheshire East M6 · M6 Northbound At The Sandbach Services Between J16 And J17

Expected to clear in 1 month 4 weeks

Started 1 Jun 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 30 Sep 2026, 04:00

M6 northbound J16 to J17 - lane closure for structure - maintenance on behalf of National Highways

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

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)

Category: Road Maintenance
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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 20 hours 28 minutes

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

M6 Southbound Charnock Services exit and entry slips closed

Category: Road Maintenance
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M6 northbound Jct 42 lane 1 closure including entry slip road (484/1a to 487/2a)

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Carlisle M6 · M6 Northbound Within J42

Starts in 4 hours 28 minutes

Starts 31 Jul 2026, 06:00 Expected clear 1 Aug 2026, 04:00

M6 northbound Jct 42 lane 1 closure including entry slip road (484/1a to 487/2a)

Category: Construction Work
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