M6 Southbound Jct 40 Exit slip road lane 1 closure

Planned

Start time: Mon, Oct 12, 2026 6:00 PM
Expected end: Tue, Oct 13, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 11 hours
Road: M6 – M6 J40 Southbound Exit
Category: Construction Work
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason: Road Improvement Or Upgrading

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First published: Sat, Oct 10, 2026 3:21 AM
Last updated: Mon, Oct 12, 2026 4:52 PM
Cleared: Tue, Oct 13, 2026 5:00 AM

Latest update: M6 Southbound Jct 40 Exit slip road lane 1 closure

Coordinates: 54.654863, -2.762671
Latitude span: 54.653837 – 54.656567
Longitude span: -2.765795 – -2.760306
Bounding box centre: 54.655202, -2.763051
Location descriptions: M6 J40 southbound exit

M6 southbound between J41 and J40

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Mon, Oct 12, 2026 6:00 PM
Overall feed end: Tue, Oct 13, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length: 11 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

6 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 J40 southbound exit
Lane Usage: Cl1
Lane Number: 1
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 2 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: {80EA472D-B136-42FC-8EB2-05917D107A0D}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 247 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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54.655159 -2.763458
54.654929 -2.762942
54.654716 -2.762519
54.654485 -2.76205
54.654026 -2.761016

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 J40 southbound exit
Lane Usage: Cl1
Lane Number: 1
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 2 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: {D7922174-0E03-40F3-B748-A97AA8FF7FCB}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 51 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

54.654026 -2.761016
54.653971 -2.760894
54.653944 -2.760831
54.65389 -2.76064
54.65385 -2.760434
54.653837 -2.760306

Segment 3

5 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 southbound between J41 and J40
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: {B2C968C1-7AD0-4F8C-A45D-69F07995C621}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 879 m
To Distance: 1,052 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

54.656567 -2.765795
54.656396 -2.76554
54.656053 -2.765018
54.655995 -2.76493
54.655416 -2.764005

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 17
First coordinate pair: -2.764005, 54.655416
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 17

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Cause type: Construction Work
Detailed cause: Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Other