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M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 270/9 to 267/8)

Planned

M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 270/9 to 267/8)

Start time
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J17 And J16
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected, 2 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 11:28 AM
Last updated
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 2:22 AM
Cleared
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 270/9 to 267/8)
Coordinates
53.141518, -2.338666
Latitude span
53.126330 – 53.152402
Longitude span
-2.345542 – -2.335361
Bounding box centre
53.139366, -2.340452
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J17 and J16
  • M6 southbound at the Sandbach services between J17 and J16
  • M6 southbound within J17
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
8 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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{95BE87C7-DDD7-47E0-9003-5C4690E3A5D6}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
5 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.141485 -2.337081
53.141436 -2.337059

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{CA07BC37-E26F-433C-B7D5-0C3E8431EC4F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
637 m
To Distance
756 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.142517 -2.337505
53.142185 -2.337341
53.14196 -2.337265
53.141485 -2.337081

Segment 3

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{CA07BC37-E26F-433C-B7D5-0C3E8431EC4F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
634 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.146932 -2.340174
53.145676 -2.339252
53.144949 -2.338813
53.144258 -2.338404
53.143801 -2.338146
53.14311 -2.337797
53.142542 -2.337517

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{14AFAE6A-BCF6-4C81-B40B-BA36C1CEB824}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
91 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.127155 -2.335405
53.12633 -2.335361

Segment 5

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{191FF593-DE00-4EB5-B597-8F918ABD99A3}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
377 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.150778 -2.343778
53.150644 -2.343613
53.150375 -2.343312
53.150321 -2.343251
53.15016 -2.343086
53.149523 -2.342437
53.149111 -2.342031
53.148582 -2.341578
53.148017 -2.34105
53.147856 -2.340929

Segment 6

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound at the Sandbach services between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{64E44D73-22A9-4861-9F86-1172BBD1B050}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
449 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.14056 -2.336775
53.139375 -2.336445
53.139338 -2.336437
53.138655 -2.336282
53.137441 -2.336073

Segment 7

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J17
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{20E27471-0A2A-4F9D-8288-F2CCDDD6378E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
125 m
To Distance
341 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.152402 -2.345542
53.1524 -2.34554
53.152248 -2.345375
53.151118 -2.344155
53.150778 -2.343778

Segment 8

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{09821579-8D76-43D9-AE2E-3D51F2C0CD26}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
283 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.13702 -2.336
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53.13622 -2.335949
53.135906 -2.335932
53.13551 -2.335899
53.135115 -2.335896
53.134899 -2.335879

Segment 9

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{57856204-5C90-479D-8CBC-98045A76C02C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
862 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.133614 -2.335809
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53.127155 -2.335405
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
52
First coordinate pair
-2.337081, 53.141485
Road section segments
1
Road section points
52
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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
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 11:28 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 2:22 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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