M6 Northbound hard shoulder closure (MP 340/4 to 341/1)

Cleared

M6 Northbound hard shoulder closure (MP 340/4 to 341/1)

Start time
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 7:20 PM
Expected end
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
2 hours 45 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M6 – M6 Northbound Between J27 And J28
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 7:30 PM
Last updated
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 9:27 PM
Cleared
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 10:05 PM
  • Latest update: M6 Northbound hard shoulder closure (MP 340/4 to 341/1)
Coordinates
53.690528, -2.678098
Latitude span
53.687472 – 53.694238
Longitude span
-2.678836 – -2.677742
Bounding box centre
53.690855, -2.678289
Location descriptions
  • M6 northbound between J27 and J28
  • M6 northbound within J28
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 7:20 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 40 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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J27 and J28
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{D646EFC5-8119-4544-AD3F-D252751BDE53}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
676 m
To Distance
690 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.687472 -2.678836
53.687592 -2.678781

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound within J28
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{55645C51-F52C-479F-A215-5F543E29E8CC}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
124 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.693116 -2.677765
53.693718 -2.677744
53.694238 -2.677742

Segment 3

15 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J27 and J28
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{29D7DB97-46FC-489D-BA87-518390E7591E}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
620 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.687592 -2.678781
53.688042 -2.678592
53.688447 -2.678432
53.688943 -2.678273
53.689078 -2.67823
53.689519 -2.678116
53.690014 -2.678002
53.690293 -2.677951
53.690698 -2.677877
53.691057 -2.677837
53.691318 -2.677842
53.691858 -2.677805
53.691911 -2.677803
53.692541 -2.677786
53.693116 -2.677765
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
20
First coordinate pair
-2.678836, 53.687472
Road section segments
1
Road section points
20
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 7:30 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 9:27 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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