Lanes 1 and 2 closure southbound

Cleared

Lanes 1 and 2 closure southbound

Start time
Mon, Sep 14, 2026 8:03 PM
Expected end
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
6 hours 2 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J15 And J14
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Sep 14, 2026 8:03 PM
Last updated
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 1:51 AM
Cleared
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 2:05 AM
  • Latest update: Lanes 1 and 2 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.953870, -2.218761
Latitude span
52.947654 – 52.961080
Longitude span
-2.220385 – -2.217398
Bounding box centre
52.954367, -2.218892
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J15 and J14
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Mon, Sep 14, 2026 8:03 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 57 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

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J15 and J14
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
{6BB616E0-FF32-43F5-B40E-A8336DA67580}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
448 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.951653 -2.21823
52.949871 -2.217877
52.9482 -2.217511
52.94802 -2.217466
52.947654 -2.217398

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J15 and J14
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
{FB188812-48D8-4C30-B30E-74C3953F4ADD}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
600 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.956997 -2.219456
52.956996 -2.219455
52.956993 -2.219454
52.951653 -2.21823

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J15 and J14
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
{71C1781E-B4C5-4026-8DEE-C7C7EDF0B15F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
392 m
To Distance
851 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.96108 -2.220385
52.957186 -2.219507
52.957015 -2.219461
52.956997 -2.219456
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
13
First coordinate pair
-2.218230, 52.951653
Road section segments
1
Road section points
13
View geometry JSON
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                -2.217877,
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                -2.217511,
                52.9482
            ],
            [
                -2.217466,
                52.94802
            ],
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                -2.217398,
                52.947654
            ],
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                -2.219456,
                52.956997
            ],
            [
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            ],
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                52.956993
            ],
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                52.951653
            ],
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                -2.220385,
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            ],
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            ],
            [
                -2.219461,
                52.957015
            ],
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            ]
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}
View road section coordinates
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        [
            -2.21823,
            52.951653
        ],
        [
            -2.217877,
            52.949871
        ],
        [
            -2.217511,
            52.9482
        ],
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            -2.217466,
            52.94802
        ],
        [
            -2.217398,
            52.947654
        ],
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            52.956997
        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
        [
            -2.219461,
            52.957015
        ],
        [
            -2.219456,
            52.956997
        ]
    ]
]
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
Mon, Sep 14, 2026 8:03 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 1:51 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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