M6 southbound lane 1 closure (MP 312/0 to 311/4)

Cleared

M6 southbound lane 1 closure (MP 312/0 to 311/4)

Start time
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 10:59 PM
Expected end
Sat, Jul 25, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
2 hours 31 minutes 1 second
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J23 And J22
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 11:00 PM
Last updated
Sat, Jul 25, 2026 12:44 AM
Cleared
Sat, Jul 25, 2026 1:30 AM
  • Latest update: M6 southbound lane 1 closure (MP 312/0 to 311/4)
Coordinates
53.456663, -2.604437
Latitude span
53.454632 – 53.458700
Longitude span
-2.607258 – -2.602128
Bounding box centre
53.456666, -2.604693
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J23 and J22
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 10:59 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Jul 25, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
5 hours 1 minute
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 between J23 and J22
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
{D2FC0ECB-833D-4295-BC29-1830580785BC}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
678 m
To Distance
1,072 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.4587 -2.607258
53.458547 -2.606989
53.458422 -2.606777
53.457735 -2.605659
53.456881 -2.604449
53.456003 -2.603444

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J23 and J22
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
{01875154-7177-4613-BA2F-E1C86B851412}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
175 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.456003 -2.603444
53.455869 -2.603292
53.455556 -2.602971
53.454939 -2.60239
53.454632 -2.602128
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
11
First coordinate pair
-2.607258, 53.458700
Road section segments
1
Road section points
11
View geometry JSON
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            ],
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            ],
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View road section coordinates
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            -2.607258,
            53.4587
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            -2.606989,
            53.458547
        ],
        [
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            53.458422
        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ]
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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
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 11:00 PM
Record versioned
Sat, Jul 25, 2026 12:44 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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