M6 Southbound Jct 44 to 43 Lane 3 closure (Mp 490/6 - 489/3)

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M6 Southbound Jct 44 to 43 Lane 3 closure (Mp 490/6 - 489/3)

Start time
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 6:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 4:00 PM
Duration
2 hours 20 minutes 1 second
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J44 And J43
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 6:40 PM
Last updated
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 7:47 PM
Cleared
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 8:20 PM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound Jct 44 to 43 Lane 3 closure (Mp 490/6 - 489/3)
Coordinates
54.905240, -2.890022
Latitude span
54.901273 – 54.910955
Longitude span
-2.898000 – -2.887450
Bounding box centre
54.906114, -2.892725
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J44 and J43
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 6:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 4:00 PM
Feed window length
22 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 southbound between J44 and J43
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
{EA0B901C-E259-4DE6-975C-28BB8ACD5D85}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
249 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.903473 -2.888175
54.90302 -2.887975
54.902715 -2.887859
54.902115 -2.887674
54.901693 -2.887556
54.901273 -2.88745

Segment 2

21 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J44 and J43
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 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{35ACDAF4-1658-4CE1-B59B-AD45B73EE343}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
295 m
To Distance
1,354 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.910955 -2.898
54.910873 -2.897865
54.908345 -2.893379
54.90784 -2.892495
54.907467 -2.891909
54.907155 -2.891466
54.906675 -2.890831
54.906398 -2.890513
54.906211 -2.890291
54.905935 -2.890004
54.905712 -2.889781
54.905462 -2.889541
54.905286 -2.889397
54.904935 -2.889108
54.90481 -2.889012
54.90447 -2.888755
54.904121 -2.888529
54.903844 -2.888375
54.903683 -2.888285
54.90354 -2.888204
54.903473 -2.888175
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
27
First coordinate pair
-2.888175, 54.903473
Road section segments
1
Road section points
27
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 6:40 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 7:47 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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