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Lanes 2 and 3 closure southbound

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Lanes 2 and 3 closure southbound

Start time
Sat, Sep 12, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Sun, Sep 13, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Within J1
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Sep 1, 2026 3:00 PM
Last updated
Sun, Sep 13, 2026 4:54 AM
Cleared
Sun, Sep 13, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lanes 2 and 3 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.409169, -1.253318
Latitude span
52.407996 – 52.411014
Longitude span
-1.265654 – -1.244124
Bounding box centre
52.409505, -1.254889
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound within J1
  • M6 southbound between J2 and J1
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sat, Sep 12, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sun, Sep 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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J1
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
{55337BBA-1476-45FF-9380-5AEFDBC64942}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
58 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.408077 -1.244968
52.40802 -1.244381
52.407996 -1.244124

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J2 and J1
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
{5E52A96F-A10D-4AC1-99E3-20B2BB4F38F2}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
512 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.410168 -1.260801
52.409771 -1.258288
52.409451 -1.256088
52.40912 -1.253462

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{0B2D2BFE-5041-4238-871C-92D89B25BA90}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
24 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.410223 -1.261146
52.410168 -1.260801

Segment 4

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J1
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
{322F1EBC-615F-4DD9-BD3F-9C7B48C77D16}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
106 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.40824 -1.246509
52.408152 -1.245672
52.408077 -1.244968

Segment 5

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J2 and J1
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
{26DC7C85-8127-47A3-A7A2-C6585042ED9E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
1,342 m
To Distance
1,662 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.411014 -1.265654
52.410658 -1.263595
52.410239 -1.26125
52.410223 -1.261146

Segment 6

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J1
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
{EF468BF4-5CC5-4F7C-8B06-FC22D93077A1}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
483 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.40912 -1.253462
52.408857 -1.251673
52.408452 -1.248313
52.408278 -1.246876
52.40824 -1.246509
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
21
First coordinate pair
-1.244968, 52.408077
Road section segments
1
Road section points
21
View geometry JSON 
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View road section coordinates 
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Tue, Sep 1, 2026 3:00 PM
Record versioned
Sun, Sep 13, 2026 4:54 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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