M6 southbound jct 17 exit slip road closure

Cleared

M6 southbound jct 17 exit slip road closure

Start time
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 10:03 PM
Expected end
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
4 hours 32 minutes 1 second
Road
M6 – M6 J17 Southbound Exit
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 10:03 PM
Last updated
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 2:20 AM
Cleared
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 2:35 AM
  • Latest update: M6 southbound jct 17 exit slip road closure
Coordinates
53.154136, -2.346781
Latitude span
53.153593 – 53.155322
Longitude span
-2.348450 – -2.346146
Bounding box centre
53.154458, -2.347298
Location descriptions
  • M6 J17 southbound exit
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 10:03 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
5 hours 57 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
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

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 J17 southbound exit
Lanes Restricted
3 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
{C81C8CF9-DA6A-41B3-A145-34924EC21662}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
231 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.155322 -2.34845
53.155268 -2.34833
53.155098 -2.347985
53.154642 -2.347383
53.154015 -2.346574
53.153907 -2.346435
53.153791 -2.346315
53.153735 -2.346243
53.153734 -2.346239

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 J17 southbound exit
Lanes Restricted
3 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
{7D93D9CB-3B57-442A-AFDE-A1652E76DC53}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
17 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.153734 -2.346239
53.153715 -2.346218
53.153709 -2.34621
53.153635 -2.346162
53.153593 -2.346146
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
14
First coordinate pair
-2.348450, 53.155322
Road section segments
1
Road section points
14
View geometry JSON
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                53.155098
            ],
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                53.154642
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            ],
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            ],
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            ],
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                53.153715
            ],
            [
                -2.34621,
                53.153709
            ],
            [
                -2.346162,
                53.153635
            ],
            [
                -2.346146,
                53.153593
            ]
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}
View road section coordinates
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        [
            -2.34845,
            53.155322
        ],
        [
            -2.34833,
            53.155268
        ],
        [
            -2.347985,
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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            53.153907
        ],
        [
            -2.346315,
            53.153791
        ],
        [
            -2.346243,
            53.153735
        ],
        [
            -2.346239,
            53.153734
        ],
        [
            -2.346239,
            53.153734
        ],
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        ],
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            -2.34621,
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        ],
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            -2.346162,
            53.153635
        ],
        [
            -2.346146,
            53.153593
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 10:03 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 2:20 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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