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M6 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 290/0 to 287/7)

Cleared

M6 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 290/0 to 287/7)

Start time
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 8:15 PM
Expected end
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
5 hours 45 minutes 1 second
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound At The Knutsford Services Between J19 And 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
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 8:15 PM
Last updated
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 12:22 AM
Cleared
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 2:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 290/0 to 287/7)
Coordinates
53.305598, -2.407038
Latitude span
53.296429 – 53.312089
Longitude span
-2.419530 – -2.398634
Bounding box centre
53.304259, -2.409082
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound at the Knutsford services between J19 and J18
  • M6 southbound between J19 and J18
  • M6 southbound within J19
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 8:15 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 45 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

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound at the Knutsford services 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
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
{A25C567D-86E8-4750-AB40-89F946988426}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
454 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.302438 -2.402542
53.301635 -2.401978
53.300891 -2.401431
53.300541 -2.401186
53.300021 -2.400823
53.298913 -2.40013
53.298679 -2.399961
53.298657 -2.399945

Segment 2

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
{FC209B73-00E0-4443-B0BD-BB11848920C3}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
227 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
53.29663 -2.39875

Segment 3

2 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
{3133046E-6432-4799-8E81-631FF7F62E3B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
11 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.298562 -2.399877

Segment 4

10 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
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
{48919AE2-46EE-4FC6-A25B-BCCC1C03CEDF}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
493 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.30608 -2.405592
53.306019 -2.405531
53.305176 -2.404803
53.30471 -2.404393
53.303482 -2.403376
53.303303 -2.403209
53.302917 -2.402921
53.302842 -2.40286
53.302523 -2.402602

Segment 5

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J19
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
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{7B942F33-438B-98CF-6EA4-712D2AB42C89}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
100 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.311673 -2.417586
53.311384 -2.416163

Segment 6

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J19
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 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{9943478B-CB98-4F2D-B92A-0B6C71BE814A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
315 m
To Distance
375 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.312089 -2.41953
53.311897 -2.418689

Segment 7

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J19
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
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{82B999DF-975F-4F51-BE9C-27A539CC2B3C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
60 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.311897 -2.418689
53.311722 -2.417827

Segment 8

2 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
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
{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 9

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J19
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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{99E8C15C-032D-4872-9013-731B58FBCCF1}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
343 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.311384 -2.416163
53.311119 -2.414825
53.310898 -2.413802
53.310703 -2.41302
53.310517 -2.412372
53.310205 -2.411409

Segment 10

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J19
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
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{B6A2900A-A146-CAB7-3C29-CD3DC871E2D4}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
16 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.311722 -2.417827
53.311673 -2.417586

Segment 11

2 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
{A5D9A3FE-6A3C-41E7-9CA4-F72F3A979EC9}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
23 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.29663 -2.39875
53.296429 -2.398634

Segment 12

16 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
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
{51354FF2-36E1-4132-836F-D3204268C6CF}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
559 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.308992 -2.408876
53.308634 -2.408347
53.308258 -2.407833
53.307882 -2.407365
53.307569 -2.407016
53.307264 -2.406713
53.307201 -2.406653
53.306995 -2.406441
53.306637 -2.406122
53.306467 -2.40597
Geometry type
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Geometry points
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First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 8:15 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 12:22 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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