M6 Southbound Jct 39 to 38 Lane 1/2 closure (Mp 439/1 - 437/4)

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M6 Southbound Jct 39 to 38 Lane 1/2 closure (Mp 439/1 - 437/4)

Start time
Fri, Oct 2, 2026 6:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Oct 3, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J39 And J38
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Oct 2, 2026 8:12 PM
Last updated
Sat, Oct 3, 2026 3:38 AM
Cleared
Sat, Oct 3, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound Jct 39 to 38 Lane 1/2 closure (Mp 439/1 - 437/4)
Coordinates
54.483852, -2.635019
Latitude span
54.476393 – 54.490276
Longitude span
-2.640429 – -2.631349
Bounding box centre
54.483335, -2.635889
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J39 and J38
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Oct 2, 2026 6:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Oct 3, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
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

18 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J39 and J38
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{C04CF271-3D9E-4A25-BB86-08AE4C6B2E7B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
1,012 m
To Distance
2,251 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.490276 -2.640429
54.490154 -2.640321
54.489698 -2.639913
54.489501 -2.639692
54.489349 -2.639521
54.488644 -2.638739
54.488385 -2.638395
54.487305 -2.636989
54.486787 -2.636317
54.485903 -2.635315
54.485393 -2.634875
54.484811 -2.634357
54.483952 -2.633711
54.483692 -2.633568
54.482518 -2.632917
54.481585 -2.632578
54.481038 -2.632446
54.480382 -2.632344

Segment 2

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J39 and J38
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{10C3AD50-DEB0-4553-AF1B-8F95727A0B3D}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
449 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.480382 -2.632344
54.479206 -2.632156
54.478891 -2.632105
54.47794 -2.631874
54.477357 -2.63171
54.476747 -2.6315
54.476393 -2.631349
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
25
First coordinate pair
-2.640429, 54.490276
Road section segments
1
Road section points
25
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Oct 2, 2026 8:12 PM
Record versioned
Sat, Oct 3, 2026 3:38 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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