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M6 southbound Knutsford Services closure

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M6 southbound Knutsford Services closure

Start time
Sat, Jul 25, 2026 10:00 PM
Expected end
Sun, Jul 26, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
2 seconds
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound At The Knutsford Services Slip Road Between J19 And J18
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Jun 16, 2026 7:50 AM
Last updated
Sat, Jul 25, 2026 4:21 AM
Cleared
Sat, Jul 25, 2026 10:00 PM
  • Latest update: M6 southbound Knutsford Services closure
Coordinates
53.300749, -2.401326
Latitude span
53.296698 – 53.303588
Longitude span
-2.403464 – -2.398790
Bounding box centre
53.300143, -2.401127
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound at the Knutsford services slip road between J19 and J18
  • M6 southbound between J19 and J18
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sat, Jul 25, 2026 10:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sun, Jul 26, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
7 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

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound at the Knutsford services slip road between J19 and J18
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
{CF52C137-A315-4276-B8E9-38844F01080F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
125 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.299765 -2.400294
53.299181 -2.400123
53.298856 -2.399987
53.298686 -2.399923
53.298664 -2.399915

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J19 and J18
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes 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
{BBC9181B-445B-403D-8F16-C36AC1664FFD}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
10 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.302523 -2.402602
53.302438 -2.402542

Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound at the Knutsford services slip road between J19 and J18
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
{7C57F9C3-4352-40AA-BC4A-28DE1BE1E4AB}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
102 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.302438 -2.402542
53.302129 -2.402255
53.301975 -2.402071
53.301857 -2.401883
53.301783 -2.401715
53.301732 -2.401582

Segment 4

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J19 and J18
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes 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
{FC209B73-00E0-4443-B0BD-BB11848920C3}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
219 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.298562 -2.399877
53.298078 -2.399593
53.297467 -2.399232
53.296698 -2.39879

Segment 5

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound at the Knutsford services slip road between J19 and J18
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
{35571E41-7D4D-4A03-8765-4872BAAB5DDA}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
11 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.298664 -2.399915
53.298562 -2.399877

Segment 6

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J19 and J18
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes 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
{48919AE2-46EE-4FC6-A25B-BCCC1C03CEDF}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
361 m
To Distance
493 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.303588 -2.403464
53.303482 -2.403376
53.303303 -2.403209
53.302917 -2.402921
53.302842 -2.40286
53.302523 -2.402602
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
25
First coordinate pair
-2.400294, 53.299765
Road section segments
1
Road section points
25
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Jun 16, 2026 7:50 AM
Record versioned
Sat, Jul 25, 2026 4:21 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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