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M6 southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 274/7 to 272/1)

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M6 southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 274/7 to 272/1)

Start time
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
2 hours 25 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J18 And J17
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Sep 9, 2026 1:14 AM
Last updated
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 9:56 PM
Cleared
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 10:25 PM
  • Latest update: M6 southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 274/7 to 272/1)
Coordinates
53.173469, -2.361461
Latitude span
53.162558 – 53.183387
Longitude span
-2.370469 – -2.353460
Bounding box centre
53.172973, -2.361965
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J18 and J17
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Sep 18, 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 J18 and J17
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
{D429F958-DF27-4A58-AF95-13DD20E03F19}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
741 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.168097 -2.35699
53.165854 -2.355546
53.165603 -2.355384
53.164239 -2.354523
53.163611 -2.354126
53.163279 -2.353929
53.162723 -2.353566
53.162558 -2.35346

Segment 2

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J18 and J17
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
{2EC3F660-E590-4AC3-8A8C-FA511562EC0A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
391 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.181754 -2.368632
53.181545 -2.368399
53.181196 -2.368052
53.180058 -2.366875
53.179457 -2.366286
53.17933 -2.366163
53.179328 -2.36616
53.179325 -2.366158

Segment 3

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J18 and J17
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
{824E5FF5-FCA4-4C0D-A1A8-E8E99AA5D6AB}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
697 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.178742 -2.365553
53.17748 -2.364358
53.176172 -2.363179
53.175365 -2.362467
53.17454 -2.361771
53.17381 -2.361204

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J18 and J17
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
{CE95B0C3-A463-4342-A945-067DF8C42768}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
207 m
To Distance
352 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.183387 -2.370469
53.182307 -2.369255

Segment 5

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J18 and J17
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
{8E7200E3-3C28-44CD-819A-A11B242D9641}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
613 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.17364 -2.361061
53.17294 -2.360501
53.172582 -2.360214
53.171389 -2.359307
53.170519 -2.358675
53.170034 -2.358323
53.169801 -2.35816
53.169317 -2.357823
53.168815 -2.35746
53.168785 -2.357433
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
38
First coordinate pair
-2.357433, 53.168785
Road section segments
1
Road section points
38
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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
3
Record created
Wed, Sep 9, 2026 1:14 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 9:56 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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