M6 Northbound and Southbound Jct 41 to 42 Lane 3 closure (Mp 473/6 - 478/6)
ClearedM6 Northbound and Southbound Jct 41 to 42 Lane 3 closure (Mp 473/6 - 478/6)
- Start time
- Tue, Sep 29, 2026 7:00 PM
- Expected end
- Wed, Sep 30, 2026 7:00 PM
- Duration
- 1 hour 20 minutes 2 seconds
- Road
- M6 – M6 Southbound Between J42 And J41
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Direction
- Southbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes affected
- Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
- Reason
- Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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- First published
- Tue, Sep 29, 2026 6:58 PM
- Last updated
- Tue, Sep 29, 2026 7:55 PM
- Cleared
- Tue, Sep 29, 2026 8:20 PM
- Latest update: M6 Northbound and Southbound Jct 41 to 42 Lane 3 closure (Mp 473/6 - 478/6)
- Coordinates
- 54.788877, -2.861819
- Latitude span
- 54.769385 – 54.808501
- Longitude span
- -2.876113 – -2.842756
- Bounding box centre
- 54.788943, -2.859435
- Location descriptions
-
- M6 southbound between J42 and J41
- M6 southbound at the Southwaite services between J42 and J41
- Feed validity status
- Planned
- Overall feed start
- Tue, Sep 29, 2026 7:00 PM
- Overall feed end
- Wed, Sep 30, 2026 7:00 PM
- Feed window length
- 1 day
- 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
12 coordinate pairs- Description
- M6 southbound between J42 and J41
- 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
- {0461D482-D473-474F-AFA6-6951C6D6C592}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 920 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
54.77633 -2.850933 54.776321 -2.850925 54.776205 -2.850822 54.775322 -2.849902 54.774412 -2.848934 54.773672 -2.848095 54.772843 -2.847129 54.771773 -2.845863 54.771292 -2.845262 54.770713 -2.844535 54.769992 -2.843572 54.769491 -2.842904
Segment 2
17 coordinate pairs- Description
- M6 southbound between J42 and J41
- 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
- {E797A8B8-76AF-493C-9BCF-4EFB51AA6114}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 1,348 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
54.792429 -2.867438 54.791984 -2.867048 54.791497 -2.866584 54.790824 -2.865903 54.790257 -2.865306 54.789945 -2.864967 54.789285 -2.86416 54.788439 -2.863069 54.787834 -2.862325 54.787219 -2.861628 54.786684 -2.86101 54.786238 -2.860549 54.785667 -2.8599 54.784427 -2.858552 54.783571 -2.857678 54.782526 -2.856692 54.782166 -2.856336
Segment 3
14 coordinate pairs- Description
- M6 southbound at the Southwaite services between J42 and J41
- 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
- {B06C3E18-4D55-4E64-BE1F-C4B7DE44E096}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 1,112 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
54.803514 -2.872063 54.802152 -2.871524 54.80155 -2.871339 54.799293 -2.870938 54.798764 -2.870833 54.798019 -2.87063 54.79698 -2.87025 54.796764 -2.870168 54.795931 -2.869808 54.795815 -2.869743 54.795278 -2.869451 54.794636 -2.869058 54.794197 -2.868789 54.793771 -2.868473
Segment 4
8 coordinate pairs- Description
- M6 southbound between J42 and J41
- 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
- {1FC5C4ED-A6CD-42E2-A129-FF2E13AE54A0}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 736 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
54.782166 -2.856336 54.781009 -2.855261 54.779705 -2.854145 54.779535 -2.853992 54.77891 -2.853428 54.777812 -2.85241 54.777115 -2.851743 54.77633 -2.850933
Segment 5
2 coordinate pairs- Description
- M6 southbound between J42 and J41
- 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
- {A1DEB384-1E5E-4087-A676-5BF1DA3A5439}
- 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
54.769491 -2.842904 54.769385 -2.842756
Segment 6
3 coordinate pairs- Description
- M6 southbound between J42 and J41
- 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
- {C864C556-DB6A-4D71-9A34-1D07E4523994}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 163 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
54.793771 -2.868473 54.793033 -2.867922 54.792429 -2.867438
Segment 7
11 coordinate pairs- Description
- M6 southbound between J42 and J41
- 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
- {47F3A0AD-52B6-4DD5-9192-819AC4C78716}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 1,153 m
- To Distance
- 1,769 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 67
- First coordinate pair
- -2.850933, 54.776330
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 67
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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
- Tue, Sep 29, 2026 6:58 PM
- Record versioned
- Tue, Sep 29, 2026 7:55 PM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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