M6 Northbound Jct 42 Hardshoulder closure (Mp 484/0 - 484/7)

Planned

M6 Northbound Jct 42 Hardshoulder closure (Mp 484/0 - 484/7)

Start time
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 7:00 AM
Expected end
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 4:00 PM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Northbound Within J42
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 1:12 AM
Last updated
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 4:19 AM
Cleared
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 4:00 PM
  • Latest update: M6 Northbound Jct 42 Hardshoulder closure (Mp 484/0 - 484/7)
Coordinates
54.858524, -2.878238
Latitude span
54.854537 – 54.860879
Longitude span
-2.879570 – -2.877524
Bounding box centre
54.857708, -2.878547
Location descriptions
  • M6 northbound within J42
  • M6 northbound between J42 and J43
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 7:00 AM
Overall feed end
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 4:00 PM
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

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound within J42
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
{C8513972-445F-44C5-96CB-185A90B43F99}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
270 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.858463 -2.878225
54.858535 -2.878196
54.858986 -2.878063
54.859616 -2.877876
54.860129 -2.877716
54.860859 -2.87753

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound within J42
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
{198C377B-33EA-4387-9B80-176DF89F520F}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
178 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.856887 -2.878752
54.858463 -2.878225

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J42 and J43
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
{C35A4716-4232-48AA-AC68-159B2E1BDECB}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
2 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.860859 -2.87753
54.860879 -2.877524

Segment 4

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound within J42
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
{617B63B6-038E-47EB-9316-E95D8DA4CCF8}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
102 m
To Distance
369 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.854537 -2.87957
54.855716 -2.879131
54.856887 -2.878752
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
13
First coordinate pair
-2.878225, 54.858463
Road section segments
1
Road section points
13
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
8
Record created
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 1:12 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 4:19 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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