M6 southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 324/8 to 324/4)

Cleared

M6 southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 324/8 to 324/4)

Start time
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 8:00 AM
Expected end
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 4:00 PM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J27 And J26
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Jul 28, 2026 6:32 AM
Last updated
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 10:54 AM
Cleared
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 4:00 PM
  • Latest update: M6 southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 324/8 to 324/4)
Coordinates
53.548379, -2.699296
Latitude span
53.546588 – 53.550043
Longitude span
-2.700259 – -2.698379
Bounding box centre
53.548316, -2.699319
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J27 and J26
Feed validity status
Suspended
Overall feed start
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 8:00 AM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 4:00 PM
Feed window length
8 hours
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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J27 and J26
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{E8F9C0B1-414D-448F-86B5-FC54CE52D5A4}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
256 m
To Distance
412 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.550043 -2.700259
53.549882 -2.700153
53.549157 -2.699689
53.548727 -2.699455

Segment 2

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J27 and J26
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{516010A5-7CD9-48BD-BDFB-2D6213B0AF68}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
248 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.548727 -2.699455
53.548601 -2.699378
53.548238 -2.699191
53.548117 -2.699128
53.547383 -2.698739
53.546701 -2.698426
53.546588 -2.698379
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
11
First coordinate pair
-2.700259, 53.550043
Road section segments
1
Road section points
11
View geometry JSON
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            [
                -2.700259,
                53.550043
            ],
            [
                -2.700153,
                53.549882
            ],
            [
                -2.699689,
                53.549157
            ],
            [
                -2.699455,
                53.548727
            ],
            [
                -2.699455,
                53.548727
            ],
            [
                -2.699378,
                53.548601
            ],
            [
                -2.699191,
                53.548238
            ],
            [
                -2.699128,
                53.548117
            ],
            [
                -2.698739,
                53.547383
            ],
            [
                -2.698426,
                53.546701
            ],
            [
                -2.698379,
                53.546588
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
[
    [
        [
            -2.700259,
            53.550043
        ],
        [
            -2.700153,
            53.549882
        ],
        [
            -2.699689,
            53.549157
        ],
        [
            -2.699455,
            53.548727
        ],
        [
            -2.699455,
            53.548727
        ],
        [
            -2.699378,
            53.548601
        ],
        [
            -2.699191,
            53.548238
        ],
        [
            -2.699128,
            53.548117
        ],
        [
            -2.698739,
            53.547383
        ],
        [
            -2.698426,
            53.546701
        ],
        [
            -2.698379,
            53.546588
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Suspended
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Jul 28, 2026 6:32 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 10:54 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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