M6 lanes 2 and 3 closure southbound

Cleared

M6 lanes 2 and 3 closure southbound

Start time
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
2 seconds
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J4A And J4
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Sep 2, 2026 10:24 AM
Last updated
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 12:24 AM
Cleared
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 8:00 PM
  • Latest update: M6 lanes 2 and 3 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.490742, -1.731545
Latitude span
52.485067 – 52.494351
Longitude span
-1.734793 – -1.725265
Bounding box centre
52.489709, -1.730029
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J4A and J4
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Sep 17, 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

8 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 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{BBCEDEEF-701B-4400-8DF7-7A0879454D89}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
1,585 m
To Distance
1,884 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.494351 -1.734793
52.494127 -1.734624
52.493848 -1.734434
52.493227 -1.733973
52.493218 -1.733967
52.492535 -1.733403
52.492227 -1.733148
52.49193 -1.732899

Segment 2

15 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
0 m
To Distance
923 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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52.491876 -1.732854
52.491723 -1.732724
52.491628 -1.732636
52.491344 -1.732373
52.490809 -1.73186
52.490488 -1.731553
52.490254 -1.731321
52.48984 -1.730909
52.489623 -1.730675
52.488136 -1.728976
52.487514 -1.728228
52.486261 -1.726704
52.485116 -1.725327
52.485067 -1.725265
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
23
First coordinate pair
-1.734793, 52.494351
Road section segments
1
Road section points
23
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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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
1
Record created
Wed, Sep 2, 2026 10:24 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 12:24 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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