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M6 Northbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 265/5 to 268/5)

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M6 Northbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 265/5 to 268/5)

Start time
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 8:53 PM
Expected end
Sat, Jul 25, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
5 hours 32 minutes 1 second
Road
M6 – M6 Northbound Between J16 And J17
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 8:53 PM
Last updated
Sat, Jul 25, 2026 2:09 AM
Cleared
Sat, Jul 25, 2026 2:25 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Northbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 265/5 to 268/5)
Coordinates
53.117675, -2.336723
Latitude span
53.105272 – 53.132230
Longitude span
-2.339962 – -2.335340
Bounding box centre
53.118751, -2.337651
Location descriptions
  • M6 northbound between J16 and J17
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 8:53 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Jul 25, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 7 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

17 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J16 and J17
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{AAC27DD5-DCEA-4386-8058-28BBDE1E0FF9}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
981 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.109093 -2.338579
53.1093 -2.338503
53.109723 -2.338357
53.110101 -2.338211
53.11118 -2.337846
53.111693 -2.33764
53.111864 -2.337582
53.112134 -2.337494
53.1128 -2.337231
53.113736 -2.336924
53.114222 -2.336734
53.115077 -2.336427
53.115652 -2.336252
53.116075 -2.336106
53.116444 -2.336004
53.117078 -2.33585

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J16 and J17
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{DF3F3101-6C2B-4F2C-9D13-758DE66A7BE3}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
257 m
To Distance
617 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.105272 -2.339962
53.107131 -2.339278
53.107473 -2.339159
53.108139 -2.338927
53.108438 -2.338817

Segment 3

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J16 and J17
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{4A5A1B54-6A8A-427F-B18D-2F78676F7C98}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
665 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.122316 -2.335391
53.122397 -2.335393
53.123214 -2.335444
53.123574 -2.335477
53.126764 -2.335666
53.127203 -2.335687

Segment 4

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J16 and J17
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{8B247BFE-9855-43C5-8178-7B5FB0F35B8D}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
462 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.11755 -2.335744
53.117946 -2.335657
53.118288 -2.3356
53.119614 -2.3354
53.120304 -2.335351
53.121222 -2.33534

Segment 5

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J16 and J17
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{DBA722F6-3A6C-4DBF-80C3-DFA5FF3CC978}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
559 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.127708 -2.335722
53.128814 -2.335802
53.130386 -2.335904
53.131744 -2.335959
53.132202 -2.335993
53.13223 -2.335994
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
43
First coordinate pair
-2.338817, 53.108438
Road section segments
1
Road section points
43
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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
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 8:53 PM
Record versioned
Sat, Jul 25, 2026 2:09 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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