M6 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 281/6 to 281/0)

Cleared

M6 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 281/6 to 281/0)

Start time
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Jul 28, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
2 seconds
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J19 And J18
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Jul 20, 2026 10:16 AM
Last updated
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 7:28 PM
Cleared
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 8:00 PM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 281/6 to 281/0)
Coordinates
53.239081, -2.400570
Latitude span
53.236254 – 53.241545
Longitude span
-2.401109 – -2.399720
Bounding box centre
53.238900, -2.400415
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J19 and J18
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Jul 28, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J19 and J18
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
{48E9404D-5B38-4FB4-BD95-A12CF57A6FC5}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
194 m
To Distance
354 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.241545 -2.401109
53.240901 -2.401019
53.240218 -2.400893
53.240114 -2.400866

Segment 2

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J19 and J18
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
{D1B9DA6A-EBFD-445C-85EC-DBF077693F8F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
436 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.240114 -2.400866
53.239868 -2.400829
53.239778 -2.400814
53.238162 -2.40039
53.238117 -2.400379
53.237443 -2.400148
53.236456 -2.399809
53.236254 -2.39972
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
12
First coordinate pair
-2.401109, 53.241545
Road section segments
1
Road section points
12
View geometry JSON
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            [
                -2.401109,
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            ],
            [
                -2.401019,
                53.240901
            ],
            [
                -2.400893,
                53.240218
            ],
            [
                -2.400866,
                53.240114
            ],
            [
                -2.400866,
                53.240114
            ],
            [
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                53.239868
            ],
            [
                -2.400814,
                53.239778
            ],
            [
                -2.40039,
                53.238162
            ],
            [
                -2.400379,
                53.238117
            ],
            [
                -2.400148,
                53.237443
            ],
            [
                -2.399809,
                53.236456
            ],
            [
                -2.39972,
                53.236254
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -2.401109,
            53.241545
        ],
        [
            -2.401019,
            53.240901
        ],
        [
            -2.400893,
            53.240218
        ],
        [
            -2.400866,
            53.240114
        ],
        [
            -2.400866,
            53.240114
        ],
        [
            -2.400829,
            53.239868
        ],
        [
            -2.400814,
            53.239778
        ],
        [
            -2.40039,
            53.238162
        ],
        [
            -2.400379,
            53.238117
        ],
        [
            -2.400148,
            53.237443
        ],
        [
            -2.399809,
            53.236456
        ],
        [
            -2.39972,
            53.236254
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Jul 20, 2026 10:16 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 7:28 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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