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M6 Southbound Lane 3 closure (490/7 to 485/9)

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M6 Southbound Lane 3 closure (490/7 to 485/9)

Start time
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Jul 11, 2026 7:00 PM
Duration
2 seconds
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Within J43
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 12:50 PM
Last updated
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 6:35 PM
Cleared
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 7:00 PM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound Lane 3 closure (490/7 to 485/9)
Coordinates
54.892671, -2.885527
Latitude span
54.872218 – 54.911624
Longitude span
-2.899081 – -2.876167
Bounding box centre
54.891921, -2.887624
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound within J43
  • M6 southbound between J44 and J43
  • M6 southbound between J43 and J42
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Jul 11, 2026 7:00 PM
Feed window length
2 days
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

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J43
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{3A889802-B9D9-4E69-A541-81CD9D57CD03}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
366 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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54.89892 -2.886996
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54.896235 -2.886781
54.895894 -2.886742

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J43
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{E69EAA2A-2817-4F35-8232-0FA0FFB7FD3F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
261 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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54.894745 -2.886576
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54.892492 -2.886121

Segment 3

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J44 and J43
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{EA0B901C-E259-4DE6-975C-28BB8ACD5D85}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
483 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 4

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J43 and J42
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{5514A405-7FE5-4AF2-A815-F4BD96270B09}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
234 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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54.874154 -2.877023
54.874002 -2.876949
54.873285 -2.876599
54.872506 -2.876271
54.872218 -2.876167

Segment 5

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J43
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
119 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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54.895499 -2.886686
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Segment 6

29 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J43 and J42
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{1622C16D-15E7-4F45-86D9-AA9340EA3C23}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
2,061 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 7

23 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J44 and J43
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{35ACDAF4-1658-4CE1-B59B-AD45B73EE343}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
193 m
To Distance
1,354 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 8

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J43 and J42
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{05D40821-3ECD-462A-8C13-7B83218B4FDC}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
59 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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54.891995 -2.886021
54.891963 -2.886016
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
82
First coordinate pair
-2.887032, 54.899181
Road section segments
1
Road section points
82
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 12:50 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 6:35 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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Category: Road Maintenance
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M6 Jct 2 entry slip road hard shoulder and lane 1 closure northbound

Active Roadworks National Highways
Coventry M6 · M6 Northbound Between J2 And J3

Expected to clear in 6 hours 35 minutes

Started 3 Aug 2026, 20:15 Expected clear 4 Aug 2026, 05:00

M6 Jct 2 entry slip road hard shoulder and lane 1 closure northbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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M6 Southbound Jct 41 entry slip road Lane 1 closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Eden M6 · M6 J41 Northbound Access

Expected to clear in 4 years 4 months

Started 18 Jul 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 31 Dec 2030, 06:00

M6 Southbound Jct 41 entry slip road Lane 1 closure

Category: Construction Work
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