M6 Southbound Jct 44 Lane 3/2 closure becoming hardshoulder running (499/8b to 495/8b)

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M6 Southbound Jct 44 Lane 3/2 closure becoming hardshoulder running (499/8b to 495/8b)

Start time
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
2 seconds
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J45 And J44
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
1 of 3 lanes affected, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 4:04 AM
Last updated
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 11:44 AM
Cleared
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 7:00 PM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound Jct 44 Lane 3/2 closure becoming hardshoulder running (499/8b to 495/8b)
Coordinates
54.947926, -2.975506
Latitude span
54.934212 – 54.963843
Longitude span
-2.995426 – -2.959402
Bounding box centre
54.949028, -2.977414
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J45 and J44
  • M6 southbound at the Todhills servces between J45 and J44
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 5:00 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

23 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J45 and J44
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
{5008875E-7715-4057-A184-0122E9F8ED73}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,474 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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54.949916 -2.977359
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54.948112 -2.975009
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54.947787 -2.974599
54.946549 -2.973022
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54.939829 -2.965694
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Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound at the Todhills servces between J45 and J44
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
{B0920F13-2BD8-443A-BBC4-9976ED9533F7}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
20 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.954616 -2.983533
54.954475 -2.983331

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J45 and J44
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
{50D4FCAE-52EE-457E-8EF6-253EA2375037}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
209 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.95609 -2.985577
54.955902 -2.985302
54.955377 -2.984587
54.954616 -2.983533

Segment 4

15 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J45 and J44
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
{B309DEB2-B49C-41F0-967F-8A2E4B01E7D6}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
599 m
To Distance
1,668 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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54.962426 -2.993572
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54.956701 -2.986415
54.956284 -2.985842
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54.956097 -2.985588
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Segment 5

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J45 and J44
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
{06173B89-97EF-4BEE-8969-CE2FE66D90D1}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
728 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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54.934964 -2.960505
54.934741 -2.960203
54.93451 -2.959869
54.93447 -2.959806
54.934212 -2.959402

Segment 6

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound at the Todhills servces between J45 and J44
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
{976052DD-5E8D-4ECF-9134-6071BADF4BDE}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
527 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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54.950829 -2.978515
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
65
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
17
Record created
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 4:04 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 11:44 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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