M6 southbound lane 1 closure (MP 324/0 to 322/8)

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M6 southbound lane 1 closure (MP 324/0 to 322/8)

Start time
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 8:39 PM
Expected end
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
3 hours 1 minute 1 second
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J27 And J26
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 8:39 PM
Last updated
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 11:04 PM
Cleared
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 11:40 PM
  • Latest update: M6 southbound lane 1 closure (MP 324/0 to 322/8)
Coordinates
53.537266, -2.697422
Latitude span
53.532848 – 53.542992
Longitude span
-2.698206 – -2.696959
Bounding box centre
53.537920, -2.697583
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J27 and J26
  • M6 southbound within J26
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 8:39 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
7 hours 21 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

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J27 and J26
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
{516010A5-7CD9-48BD-BDFB-2D6213B0AF68}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
655 m
To Distance
1,130 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.542992 -2.697271
53.542403 -2.697163
53.5419 -2.697079
53.54093 -2.696988
53.540085 -2.696959
53.539771 -2.696969
53.539627 -2.696967
53.539393 -2.696963
53.538728 -2.696997

Segment 2

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J27 and J26
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
{B2ADCC2F-9B35-40D5-8129-81616C44FB72}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
421 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.538728 -2.696997
53.538611 -2.69701
53.537837 -2.697088
53.537388 -2.697156
53.536749 -2.697266
53.536173 -2.697393
53.535417 -2.697576
53.534965 -2.697712

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J27 and J26
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
{BE39A717-8AE8-4AEC-99CB-74A7FFA641F4}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
12 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.534812 -2.697781
53.534706 -2.697824

Segment 4

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J26
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
{2D72DA4A-6434-4761-91AA-73A4E6FB6033}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
208 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.534706 -2.697824
53.533769 -2.698032
53.533517 -2.698088
53.533094 -2.698172
53.532848 -2.698206

Segment 5

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J27 and J26
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
{5814D11C-5B3C-4819-B9B9-27A67E5817EC}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
17 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.534965 -2.697712
53.534812 -2.697781
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
26
First coordinate pair
-2.697271, 53.542992
Road section segments
1
Road section points
26
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 8:39 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 11:04 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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