M6 northbound Jct 42 lane 1 closure including entry slip road (484/1a to 487/2a)

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M6 northbound Jct 42 lane 1 closure including entry slip road (484/1a to 487/2a)

Start time
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 6:00 AM
Expected end
Sat, Aug 1, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
1 hour 25 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M6 – M6 Northbound Within J42
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 1:55 PM
Last updated
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 7:07 AM
Cleared
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 7:25 AM
  • Latest update: M6 northbound Jct 42 lane 1 closure including entry slip road (484/1a to 487/2a)
Coordinates
54.859258, -2.878017
Latitude span
54.855433 – 54.863530
Longitude span
-2.879237 – -2.876772
Bounding box centre
54.859482, -2.878005
Location descriptions
  • M6 northbound within J42
  • M6 northbound between J42 and J43
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 6:00 AM
Overall feed end
Sat, Aug 1, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
22 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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound within J42
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
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 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound within J42
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
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
204 m
To Distance
369 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.855433 -2.879237
54.855716 -2.879131
54.856887 -2.878752

Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound within J42
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
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 4

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J42 and J43
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
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
301 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.860859 -2.87753
54.860915 -2.877515
54.861138 -2.877458
54.861705 -2.877299
54.86353 -2.876772
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
16
First coordinate pair
-2.878752, 54.856887
Road section segments
1
Road section points
16
View geometry JSON
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            ],
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View road section coordinates
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            54.856887
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            -2.878225,
            54.858463
        ],
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        ],
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 1:55 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 7:07 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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