M6 southbound Jct 2 exit slip road closure

Cleared

M6 southbound Jct 2 exit slip road closure

Start time
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Jul 28, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
1 hour 5 minutes 1 second
Road
M6 – M6 J2 Southbound Exit
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Sat, Jul 4, 2026 11:35 AM
Last updated
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 8:18 PM
Cleared
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 9:05 PM
  • Latest update: M6 southbound Jct 2 exit slip road closure
Coordinates
52.439215, -1.435727
Latitude span
52.438844 – 52.440001
Longitude span
-1.439627 – -1.433533
Bounding box centre
52.439423, -1.436580
Location descriptions
  • M6 J2 southbound exit
  • M6 fast slip from M6 J2 southbound exit to M69 northbound access
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Jul 28, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 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

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 J2 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
{71F397B1-AB41-4F67-BD1A-667FB2C96299}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
404 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.440001 -1.439627
52.43954 -1.437557
52.439277 -1.436298
52.439171 -1.435687
52.439086 -1.435197
52.438899 -1.433957

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 fast slip from M6 J2 southbound exit to M69 northbound access
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
{99A77702-960C-46C8-ACBD-A4BBAAB1E4A0}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
29 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.438899 -1.433957
52.438844 -1.433533
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
8
First coordinate pair
-1.439627, 52.440001
Road section segments
1
Road section points
8
View geometry JSON
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    "type": "MultiLineString",
    "coordinates": [
        [
            [
                -1.439627,
                52.440001
            ],
            [
                -1.437557,
                52.43954
            ],
            [
                -1.436298,
                52.439277
            ],
            [
                -1.435687,
                52.439171
            ],
            [
                -1.435197,
                52.439086
            ],
            [
                -1.433957,
                52.438899
            ],
            [
                -1.433957,
                52.438899
            ],
            [
                -1.433533,
                52.438844
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
[
    [
        [
            -1.439627,
            52.440001
        ],
        [
            -1.437557,
            52.43954
        ],
        [
            -1.436298,
            52.439277
        ],
        [
            -1.435687,
            52.439171
        ],
        [
            -1.435197,
            52.439086
        ],
        [
            -1.433957,
            52.438899
        ],
        [
            -1.433957,
            52.438899
        ],
        [
            -1.433533,
            52.438844
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Sat, Jul 4, 2026 11:35 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 8:18 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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