M6 Southbound Jct 40 to 39 Lane 3 closure (Mp 450/4 - 445/9)
ClearedM6 Southbound Jct 40 to 39 Lane 3 closure (Mp 450/4 - 445/9)
- Start time
- Thu, Sep 17, 2026 7:00 PM
- Expected end
- Fri, Sep 18, 2026 7:00 PM
- Duration
- 1 day
- Road
- M6 – M6 Southbound Between J40 And J39
- Category
- Construction Work
- Direction
- Southbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes affected
- Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
- Reason
- Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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- First published
- Wed, Jun 10, 2026 2:14 PM
- Last updated
- Fri, Sep 18, 2026 6:45 PM
- Cleared
- Fri, Sep 18, 2026 7:00 PM
- Latest update: M6 Southbound Jct 40 to 39 Lane 3 closure (Mp 450/4 - 445/9)
- Coordinates
- 54.565517, -2.683499
- Latitude span
- 54.548400 – 54.584042
- Longitude span
- -2.699886 – -2.665457
- Bounding box centre
- 54.566221, -2.682672
- Location descriptions
-
- M6 southbound between J40 and J39
- Feed validity status
- Planned
- Overall feed start
- Thu, Sep 17, 2026 7:00 PM
- Overall feed end
- Fri, Sep 18, 2026 7:00 PM
- Feed window length
- 1 day
- 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
10 coordinate pairs- Description
- M6 southbound between J40 and J39
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Cl3
- Lane Number
- 3
- 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
- {5C4C9BF3-E0A0-4A39-B902-71AE36EE97B8}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 1,046 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
54.55695 -2.673411 54.556911 -2.673372 54.556695 -2.673155 54.556007 -2.672504 54.555381 -2.671912 54.553537 -2.670212 54.553128 -2.669834 54.551966 -2.668748 54.550204 -2.667127 54.548684 -2.665711
Segment 2
15 coordinate pairs- Description
- M6 southbound between J40 and J39
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Cl3
- Lane Number
- 3
- 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
- Start2 End1
- Linear Element Road
- M6
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {1C677D2C-0DBD-4CB9-AE22-E5439B1198D5}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 922 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
54.566522 -2.686757 54.566487 -2.686726 54.56629 -2.686506 54.565844 -2.685973 54.565415 -2.685502 54.565103 -2.685063 54.5648 -2.684687 54.5643 -2.683998 54.563159 -2.682293 54.562955 -2.681965 54.562527 -2.681324 54.56193 -2.680355 54.561592 -2.679824 54.560657 -2.67837 54.560174 -2.677623
Segment 3
13 coordinate pairs- Description
- M6 southbound between J40 and J39
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Cl3
- Lane Number
- 3
- 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
- Start2 End2
- Linear Element Road
- M6
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {CFF8F5B0-1706-4EB2-93FD-9C2555BA38BD}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 843 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
54.573414 -2.692136 54.573409 -2.692133 54.573242 -2.692006 54.572642 -2.691594 54.571129 -2.690501 54.570449 -2.690025 54.569617 -2.689393 54.569115 -2.689059 54.568346 -2.688459 54.567818 -2.688017 54.56747 -2.687701 54.566719 -2.686977 54.566522 -2.686757
Segment 4
6 coordinate pairs- Description
- M6 southbound between J40 and J39
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Cl3
- Lane Number
- 3
- 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
- Start2 End2
- Linear Element Road
- M6
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {C85FE79F-F994-45B6-B33F-296EB4666CDF}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 959 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
54.581333 -2.698024 54.580946 -2.697738 54.577805 -2.695441 54.575443 -2.693683 54.573419 -2.69214 54.573414 -2.692136
Segment 5
7 coordinate pairs- Description
- M6 southbound between J40 and J39
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Cl3
- Lane Number
- 3
- 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
- Start2 End2
- Linear Element Road
- M6
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {80989185-8B19-4737-84F5-2D987BA3B180}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 710 m
- To Distance
- 1,035 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
54.584042 -2.699886 54.583802 -2.699752 54.583139 -2.699353 54.582575 -2.698941 54.58219 -2.698656 54.581546 -2.698181 54.581333 -2.698024
Segment 6
2 coordinate pairs- Description
- M6 southbound between J40 and J39
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Cl3
- Lane Number
- 3
- 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
- {E41DAF05-1656-4B93-A615-D00AD0E975B4}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 35 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
54.548684 -2.665711 54.5484 -2.665457
Segment 7
10 coordinate pairs- Description
- M6 southbound between J40 and J39
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Cl3
- Lane Number
- 3
- 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
- {C88A5EB9-D7D3-4811-8331-0E0FC4834BEF}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 451 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 63
- First coordinate pair
- -2.673411, 54.556950
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 63
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- Cause type
- Construction Work
- Detailed cause
- Road Improvement Or Upgrading
- Compliance
- Mandatory
- Probability
- Probable
- Validity status
- Planned
- Road management
- Other
- Feed provider
- National Highways
- Data source
- Roadworks
- Feed version
- 1
- Record created
- Wed, Jun 10, 2026 2:14 PM
- Record versioned
- Fri, Sep 18, 2026 6:45 PM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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