M6 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 324/0 to 323/2)

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M6 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 324/0 to 323/2)

Start time
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
1 second
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J27 And J26
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Jul 6, 2026 8:27 PM
Last updated
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 2:15 PM
Cleared
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 8:00 PM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 324/0 to 323/2)
Coordinates
53.539430, -2.697082
Latitude span
53.536318 – 53.542984
Longitude span
-2.697361 – -2.696959
Bounding box centre
53.539651, -2.697160
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J27 and J26
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 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

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J27 and J26
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
{516010A5-7CD9-48BD-BDFB-2D6213B0AF68}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
656 m
To Distance
1,130 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.542984 -2.697269
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

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J27 and J26
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
{B2ADCC2F-9B35-40D5-8129-81616C44FB72}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
269 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
53.536318 -2.697361
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
15
First coordinate pair
-2.697269, 53.542984
Road section segments
1
Road section points
15
View geometry JSON
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            ],
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                -2.697266,
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            ],
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View road section coordinates
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            -2.697269,
            53.542984
        ],
        [
            -2.697163,
            53.542403
        ],
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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
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Jul 6, 2026 8:27 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 2:15 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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