M6 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 325/6 to 324/7)

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M6 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 325/6 to 324/7)

Start time
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 10:22 PM
Expected end
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
4 hours 38 minutes 1 second
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J27 And J26
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 2:24 AM
Last updated
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 2:46 AM
Cleared
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 3:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 325/6 to 324/7)
Coordinates
53.552804, -2.701422
Latitude span
53.549210 – 53.557106
Longitude span
-2.702334 – -2.699723
Bounding box centre
53.553158, -2.701029
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J27 and J26
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 10:22 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
5 hours 38 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

10 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 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{254056D7-11B6-409D-B50A-CD2DA2FBA6A2}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
404 m
To Distance
952 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.557106 -2.702306
53.55671 -2.702334
53.555775 -2.702334
53.555326 -2.702285
53.554616 -2.702209
53.553979 -2.702056
53.553448 -2.70194
53.552687 -2.701649
53.552445 -2.701554
53.552229 -2.70146

Segment 2

8 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 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{E8F9C0B1-414D-448F-86B5-FC54CE52D5A4}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
355 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.552229 -2.70146
53.55188 -2.701303
53.551145 -2.700944
53.550751 -2.700726
53.550661 -2.700667
53.550401 -2.700494
53.549882 -2.700153
53.54921 -2.699723
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
18
First coordinate pair
-2.702306, 53.557106
Road section segments
1
Road section points
18
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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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
2
Record created
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 2:24 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 2:46 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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