M6 southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 217/1 to 216/2)

Planned

M6 southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 217/1 to 216/2)

Start time
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J13 And J12
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Oct 5, 2026 1:25 PM
Last updated
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 6:59 AM
Cleared
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 217/1 to 216/2)
Coordinates
52.735290, -2.098144
Latitude span
52.731627 – 52.739680
Longitude span
-2.098674 – -2.097963
Bounding box centre
52.735654, -2.098319
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J13 and J12
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Oct 15, 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

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J13 and J12
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{45C0D1E4-BA4A-4C74-BBC3-45E71E672714}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
426 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.735452 -2.098015
52.734851 -2.097979
52.734249 -2.097963
52.733754 -2.097977
52.733116 -2.09802
52.732613 -2.098078
52.731627 -2.098218

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J13 and J12
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{06C0AFF3-C8FF-43AE-9402-B1295414B022}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
96 m
To Distance
568 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.73968 -2.098674
52.738294 -2.098446
52.737161 -2.098251
52.736703 -2.098176
52.735813 -2.098056
52.735452 -2.098015
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
13
First coordinate pair
-2.098015, 52.735452
Road section segments
1
Road section points
13
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
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Oct 5, 2026 1:25 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 6:59 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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