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M6 southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 Carriageway closure

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M6 southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 Carriageway closure

Start time
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Oct 2, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
2 seconds
Road
M42 – Link Road From M6 J4A Southbound To M42 J8 Northbound
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Sat, Jun 13, 2026 3:38 AM
Last updated
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 1:22 PM
Cleared
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 8:00 PM
  • Latest update: M6 southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 Carriageway closure
Coordinates
52.511833, -1.769149
Latitude span
52.508593 – 52.518163
Longitude span
-1.869183 – -1.725885
Bounding box centre
52.513378, -1.797534
Location descriptions
  • link road from M6 J4A southbound to M42 J8 northbound
  • link road from A38(M) to M6 J6 southbound
  • M42 northbound between J8 and J9
  • M6 J6 southbound access
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Oct 2, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

3 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M6 J4A southbound to M42 J8 northbound
Lanes Restricted
5 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{C325E38F-0AE1-4E09-997C-DDAF32C306C6}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
106 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.516682 -1.726044
52.517151 -1.726171
52.517623 -1.726315

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from A38(M) to M6 J6 southbound
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{5CF48E81-DD96-402C-905D-EB8BA906C3A9}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
4 m
To Distance
216 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.510111 -1.868935
52.510165 -1.868817
52.51029 -1.868537
52.511151 -1.866663

Segment 3

29 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M6 J4A southbound to M42 J8 northbound
Lanes Restricted
5 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{A293C84A-DA88-4472-BC9F-3C172C80E3FB}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
107 m
To Distance
1,161 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.508834 -1.729997
52.50895 -1.729628
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52.5092 -1.728949
52.509271 -1.728772
52.509406 -1.728491
52.509638 -1.728077
52.509862 -1.727737
52.509961 -1.727589
52.510095 -1.727426
52.51023 -1.727263
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52.511019 -1.72658
52.511208 -1.726476
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52.511523 -1.72633
52.511603 -1.726297
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52.513589 -1.725916
52.514496 -1.725889
52.51509 -1.725885
52.516261 -1.725985
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Segment 4

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J8 and J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
6 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{3B126EE4-1A8E-46A8-A5FC-708139626820}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
61 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.517623 -1.726315
52.517859 -1.726387
52.518163 -1.726485

Segment 5

8 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from A38(M) to M6 J6 southbound
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{E408F2A9-29D1-4C2E-A5BD-238C6BA6B8D8}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
94 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.511322 -1.866294
52.511409 -1.866084
52.511465 -1.865894
52.511502 -1.865735
52.511524 -1.865601
52.511527 -1.865498
52.511527 -1.865439

Segment 6

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 J6 southbound access
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{F608BD00-003E-4F83-AB04-BD5F7B368D6D}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
9 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.511527 -1.865302
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
50
First coordinate pair
-1.726044, 52.516682
Road section segments
1
Road section points
50
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
7
Record created
Sat, Jun 13, 2026 3:38 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 1:22 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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M42 live closures

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Lane 1 closure northbound (closing ERA)

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Hardshoulder closure northbound

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Lane closure

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Expected to clear in 1 month 4 days

Started 12 May 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 17 Nov 2026, 06:00

lane closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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Lanes closures southbound

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Solihull M42 · M42 Southbound Between J7 And J6

Starts in 6 hours 10 minutes

Starts 12 Oct 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 13 Oct 2026, 03:00

Lanes closures southbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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M6 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 carriageway closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Solihull M6 · M6 J6 Southbound Access

Starts in 6 hours 10 minutes

Starts 12 Oct 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 13 Oct 2026, 05:00

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Category: Road Maintenance
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Lanes closures northbound

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Solihull M42 · M42 Northbound Between J5 And J6

Starts in 6 hours 10 minutes

Starts 12 Oct 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 13 Oct 2026, 03:00

Lanes closures northbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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