M6 Southbound Charnock Services exit and entry slips closed

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M6 Southbound Charnock Services exit and entry slips closed

Start time
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 10:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
2 seconds
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J28 And J27
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, May 26, 2026 9:26 AM
Last updated
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 4:53 PM
Cleared
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 10:00 PM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound Charnock Services exit and entry slips closed
Coordinates
53.631203, -2.690272
Latitude span
53.627758 – 53.635159
Longitude span
-2.691646 – -2.688959
Bounding box centre
53.631459, -2.690303
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J28 and J27
  • M6 southbound at the Charnock Richard services slip road between J28 and J27
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 10:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
6 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
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 southbound between J28 and J27
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{7C1D4C2B-535E-4A4C-9FEA-611BB629E696}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
189 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.629397 -2.689746
53.627758 -2.688959

Segment 2

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound at the Charnock Richard services slip road between J28 and J27
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{40AF47FB-E5B5-47AB-A72F-7A36D56F42C1}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
49 m
To Distance
125 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.630361 -2.689742
53.630327 -2.689764
53.630282 -2.689794
53.630246 -2.689806
53.630183 -2.689836
53.630012 -2.689864
53.629688 -2.689874

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J28 and J27
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{B27B4BC1-BF4E-421F-9D04-13200EC1DFA8}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
903 m
To Distance
1,137 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.635159 -2.691646
53.635102 -2.691633
53.634188 -2.691369
53.633079 -2.691079

Segment 4

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J28 and J27
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{9367EBC4-6029-40B8-A4CC-6450FBB9AC64}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
33 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.629688 -2.689874
53.629551 -2.68981
53.629397 -2.689746

Segment 5

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound at the Charnock Richard services slip road between J28 and J27
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{5AD3F819-4295-4E7A-93C8-14B15B9B2C96}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
62 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.633079 -2.691079
53.632799 -2.690848
53.632567 -2.6907
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
19
First coordinate pair
-2.689746, 53.629397
Road section segments
1
Road section points
19
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, May 26, 2026 9:26 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 4:53 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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