M6 Northbound Junction 39 to 40 lane 1 closure (450/0A to 451/5A)

Planned

M6 Northbound Junction 39 to 40 lane 1 closure (450/0A to 451/5A)

Start time
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 6:00 AM
Expected end
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 6:00 PM
Duration
12 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Northbound Between J39 And J40
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 8:46 AM
Last updated
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 1:58 AM
Cleared
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 6:00 PM
  • Latest update: M6 Northbound Junction 39 to 40 lane 1 closure (450/0A to 451/5A)
Coordinates
54.586440, -2.700584
Latitude span
54.580663 – 54.593839
Longitude span
-2.701905 – -2.697847
Bounding box centre
54.587251, -2.699876
Location descriptions
  • M6 northbound between J39 and J40
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 6:00 AM
Overall feed end
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 6:00 PM
Feed window length
12 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

18 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J39 and J40
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
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
1,042 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
54.587629 -2.701442
54.588213 -2.701498
54.588914 -2.701514
54.590346 -2.701546

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J39 and J40
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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{7BF8B024-F1FE-4842-B1DC-DE5731D7C40A}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
389 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.590346 -2.701546
54.59116 -2.701565
54.591969 -2.701625
54.593011 -2.701751
54.593839 -2.701905

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J39 and J40
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
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
886 m
To Distance
959 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.580663 -2.697847
54.581266 -2.698295
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
25
First coordinate pair
-2.698295, 54.581266
Road section segments
1
Road section points
25
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
2
Record created
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 8:46 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 1:58 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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