M6 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 277/0 to 275/9)

Cleared

M6 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 277/0 to 275/9)

Start time
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 9:10 PM
Expected end
Fri, Jul 10, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
2 hours 30 minutes 1 second
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Within J18
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
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 9:10 PM
Last updated
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 11:16 PM
Cleared
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 11:40 PM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 277/0 to 275/9)
Coordinates
53.195198, -2.383836
Latitude span
53.187877 – 53.201659
Longitude span
-2.387488 – -2.375936
Bounding box centre
53.194768, -2.381712
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound within J18
  • M6 southbound between J18 and J17
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 9:10 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Jul 10, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
7 hours 50 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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J18
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
{1235BDB6-E4F7-43CB-BEB5-F5DE3845F42C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
350 m
To Distance
432 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.201659 -2.387488
53.200919 -2.387382

Segment 2

16 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
{3A6A3C74-6160-4984-AAAF-A336272EEC2E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
608 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.196686 -2.385806
53.196448 -2.385665
53.195963 -2.385422
53.195874 -2.385357
53.195649 -2.385194
53.195354 -2.384967
53.195067 -2.38474
53.194789 -2.384498
53.194466 -2.384211
53.194126 -2.383908
53.193812 -2.383591
53.193507 -2.383274
53.193221 -2.382957
53.192916 -2.38261
53.19228 -2.381856
53.191931 -2.381421

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J18
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
{192293CD-12E6-4473-AAA6-6F6D0C69B98E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
110 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.200919 -2.387382
53.200865 -2.387382
53.200056 -2.387225
53.199931 -2.387179

Segment 4

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J18
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
{04DC5069-9E9E-46B8-A303-7FB8552B8F05}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
373 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.199931 -2.387179
53.199523 -2.3871
53.198782 -2.386843
53.19805 -2.386563
53.197418 -2.386239
53.196686 -2.385806

Segment 5

2 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
{98B9779F-41E7-4E58-BB03-9B2C07FB8D5B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
34 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.188117 -2.376258
53.187877 -2.375936

Segment 6

5 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
{B1464031-520C-4E2C-BA1C-F7EFE05E1A7F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
546 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.191931 -2.381421
53.190499 -2.379476
53.189372 -2.377969
53.189184 -2.377683
53.188117 -2.376258
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
35
First coordinate pair
-2.387488, 53.201659
Road section segments
1
Road section points
35
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 9:10 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 11:16 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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