M6 Southbound Jct 26 exit slip road lane 1 closure

Cleared

M6 Southbound Jct 26 exit slip road lane 1 closure

Start time
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
6 hours 45 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M6 – Connector On M58 Eastbound Between M6 J26 Slips
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 8:00 PM
Last updated
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 2:23 AM
Cleared
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 2:45 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound Jct 26 exit slip road lane 1 closure
Coordinates
53.533386, -2.696786
Latitude span
53.532473 – 53.536051
Longitude span
-2.697925 – -2.695563
Bounding box centre
53.534262, -2.696744
Location descriptions
  • connector on M58 eastbound between M6 J26 slips
  • M6 southbound between J27 and J26
  • M6 J26 southbound exit
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 4:00 AM
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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
connector on M58 eastbound between M6 J26 slips
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{5BA099F7-2EFA-46B6-9BE1-B17C26DC5F32}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
12 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.534799 -2.697698
53.534686 -2.697722

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J27 and J26
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{B2ADCC2F-9B35-40D5-8129-81616C44FB72}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
299 m
To Distance
421 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.536051 -2.697422
53.535417 -2.697576
53.534965 -2.697712

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
connector on M58 eastbound between M6 J26 slips
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{7D599E36-73B4-4758-943F-E80AF1FA6F9B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
18 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.534965 -2.697712
53.534799 -2.697698

Segment 4

33 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 J26 southbound exit
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{89E1DD6B-2085-4BB1-9CDB-7F30FF52A3D7}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
499 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.532711 -2.697607
53.532631 -2.69747
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53.532507 -2.697106
53.532481 -2.69694
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53.533817 -2.696011
53.533864 -2.696062
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
40
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
40
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 8:00 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 2:23 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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