M6 Northbound Jct 39 to 40 Lane 3 closure (450/0a to 450/8a)

Cleared

M6 Northbound Jct 39 to 40 Lane 3 closure (450/0a to 450/8a)

Start time
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 7:50 PM
Expected end
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
3 hours 50 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M6 – M6 Northbound Between J39 And J40
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 7:50 PM
Last updated
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 11:04 PM
Cleared
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 11:40 PM
  • Latest update: M6 Northbound Jct 39 to 40 Lane 3 closure (450/0a to 450/8a)
Coordinates
54.584300, -2.700098
Latitude span
54.580695 – 54.587505
Longitude span
-2.701420 – -2.697870
Bounding box centre
54.584100, -2.699645
Location descriptions
  • M6 northbound between J39 and J40
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 7:50 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 10 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 J39 and J40
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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{2CE8D40B-DFAD-487D-A235-CC8141F31514}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
890 m
To Distance
959 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.580695 -2.69787
54.581266 -2.698295

Segment 2

15 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J39 and J40
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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{098025FA-45E9-4FB1-A75F-5014F744F48F}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
726 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.581266 -2.698295
54.582188 -2.698981
54.583307 -2.699759
54.583495 -2.69987
54.583683 -2.699982
54.584069 -2.700205
54.584248 -2.7003
54.5844 -2.700381
54.584893 -2.700606
54.585386 -2.700815
54.586023 -2.701043
54.586409 -2.701158
54.586839 -2.701274
54.587432 -2.701408
54.587505 -2.70142
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
17
First coordinate pair
-2.697870, 54.580695
Road section segments
1
Road section points
17
View geometry JSON
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            ],
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View road section coordinates
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            54.580695
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            -2.698295,
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 7:50 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 11:04 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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