M6 Northbound Lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 342/2 to 344/6)

Cleared

M6 Northbound Lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 342/2 to 344/6)

Start time
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Northbound Within J29
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 9:19 AM
Last updated
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 4:41 AM
Cleared
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Northbound Lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 342/2 to 344/6)
Coordinates
53.711046, -2.669783
Latitude span
53.704454 – 53.715789
Longitude span
-2.677042 – -2.661576
Bounding box centre
53.710122, -2.669309
Location descriptions
  • M6 northbound within J29
  • M6 northbound between J28 and J29
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 5:00 AM
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

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound within J29
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{3AB18BB8-F51B-4A74-9618-893E67424EAD}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
299 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.713649 -2.665994
53.713849 -2.665507
53.714022 -2.665101
53.714222 -2.664664
53.714249 -2.664604
53.714577 -2.663882
53.714786 -2.663446
53.715076 -2.66286
53.715113 -2.662784
53.715195 -2.662634

Segment 2

20 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J28 and J29
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
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
{23EEE833-72EC-47F7-9E73-CC7E70A9800A}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
756 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.707078 -2.675611
53.707159 -2.675551
53.707836 -2.675017
53.70817 -2.674734
53.708423 -2.674496
53.708469 -2.674449
53.708885 -2.674018
53.708975 -2.673929
53.709436 -2.673436
53.709898 -2.672883
53.709997 -2.672764
53.710314 -2.672345
53.71055 -2.672
53.710704 -2.67179
53.711157 -2.671116
53.711483 -2.670575
53.711719 -2.670185
53.711883 -2.669885
53.712059 -2.669527

Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J28 and J29
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
274 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.712059 -2.669527
53.712383 -2.668923
53.712765 -2.668126
53.713056 -2.667449
53.713542 -2.666264
53.713555 -2.666232

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound within J29
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{CE864C70-E173-46AE-9354-A314AFCB32DD}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
20 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.715658 -2.661793
53.715789 -2.661576

Segment 5

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound within J29
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{D0E23B4B-9AC4-4ECC-9473-DF55191DE235}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
75 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.715195 -2.662634
53.71544 -2.662168
53.715558 -2.661958
53.715658 -2.661793

Segment 6

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J28 and J29
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{30086AC7-EE9C-426E-94CD-050545CAF4E4}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
637 m
To Distance
878 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.70458 -2.676994
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53.70513 -2.676751
53.705626 -2.676511
53.706031 -2.676291
53.706347 -2.676099
53.706528 -2.67598
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
51
First coordinate pair
-2.666232, 53.713555
Road section segments
1
Road section points
51
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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
7
Record created
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 9:19 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 4:41 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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