M6 southbound lane 1 closure (MP 273/2 to 270/9)

Cleared

Start time: Fri, Jul 24, 2026 7:47 PM
Expected end: Sat, Jul 25, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration: 2 hours 53 minutes 1 second
Road: M6 – M6 Southbound Within J17
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason: Other

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First published: Fri, Jul 24, 2026 7:47 PM
Last updated: Fri, Jul 24, 2026 10:08 PM
Cleared: Fri, Jul 24, 2026 10:40 PM

Latest update: M6 southbound lane 1 closure (MP 273/2 to 270/9)

Coordinates: 53.161209, -2.352366
Latitude span: 53.152403 – 53.171823
Longitude span: -2.359637 – -2.345543
Bounding box centre: 53.162113, -2.352590
Location descriptions: M6 southbound within J17

M6 southbound between J18 and J17

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Fri, Jul 24, 2026 7:47 PM
Overall feed end: Sat, Jul 25, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length: 8 hours 13 minutes
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

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: 0 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
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53.154013 -2.34726
53.153654 -2.346882
53.15335 -2.346565

Segment 2

3 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: 125 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.153224 -2.34643
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Segment 3

8 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 southbound between J18 and J17
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Cl1
Lane Number: 1
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
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: {8E7200E3-3C28-44CD-819A-A11B242D9641}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 244 m
To Distance: 613 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.169801 -2.35816
53.169317 -2.357823
53.168815 -2.35746
53.168785 -2.357433

Segment 4

19 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 southbound between J18 and J17
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Cl1
Lane Number: 1
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
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: {D429F958-DF27-4A58-AF95-13DD20E03F19}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 1,614 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.163279 -2.353929
53.162723 -2.353566
53.161727 -2.352929
53.161099 -2.352535
53.159986 -2.351823
53.159125 -2.351293
53.158416 -2.350838
53.157205 -2.350021
53.156326 -2.349311
53.156129 -2.349145
53.156039 -2.349069
53.155474 -2.348586
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Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 36
First coordinate pair: -2.348450, 53.155322
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 36

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