M6 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 271/0 to 269/9)

Cleared

Start time: Fri, Jul 17, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end: Sat, Jul 18, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration: 2 hours 40 minutes 2 seconds
Road: M6 – M6 Southbound Between J17 And J16
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason: Other

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First published: Fri, Jul 17, 2026 8:00 PM
Last updated: Fri, Jul 17, 2026 10:14 PM
Cleared: Fri, Jul 17, 2026 10:40 PM

Latest update: M6 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 271/0 to 269/9)

Coordinates: 53.149981, -2.343248
Latitude span: 53.143133 – 53.154655
Longitude span: -2.347889 – -2.337809
Bounding box centre: 53.148894, -2.342849
Location descriptions: M6 southbound between J17 and J16

M6 southbound within J17

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Fri, Jul 17, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end: Sat, Jul 18, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length: 8 hours
Probability code (raw): certain
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

7 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Cl1
Lane Number: 1
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: {CA07BC37-E26F-433C-B7D5-0C3E8431EC4F}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 566 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.146932 -2.340174
53.145676 -2.339252
53.144949 -2.338813
53.144258 -2.338404
53.143801 -2.338146
53.143133 -2.337809

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 southbound within J17
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Cl1
Lane Number: 1
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: {A9FE7736-80C8-4AE8-92FC-8FB96558AC38}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 83 m
To Distance: 253 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.15464 -2.347877
53.15404 -2.347289
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53.153654 -2.346882
53.15335 -2.346565

Segment 3

10 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Cl1
Lane Number: 1
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: {191FF593-DE00-4EB5-B597-8F918ABD99A3}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 377 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.149523 -2.342437
53.149111 -2.342031
53.148582 -2.341578
53.148017 -2.34105
53.147856 -2.340929

Segment 4

6 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 southbound within J17
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Cl1
Lane Number: 1
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: {20E27471-0A2A-4F9D-8288-F2CCDDD6378E}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 341 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.153224 -2.34643
53.1524 -2.34554
53.152248 -2.345375
53.151118 -2.344155
53.150778 -2.343778

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 29
First coordinate pair: -2.340929, 53.147856
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 29

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Other
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Active
Road management: Other