M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 320/9 to 319/6)

Planned

M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 320/9 to 319/6)

Start time
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 10:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
6 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J26 And J25
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 6:13 AM
Last updated
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 11:30 PM
Cleared
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 320/9 to 319/6)
Coordinates
53.512970, -2.684962
Latitude span
53.510563 – 53.516251
Longitude span
-2.692837 – -2.675521
Bounding box centre
53.513407, -2.684179
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J26 and J25
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 10:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
6 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

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J26 and J25
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{88519A88-401C-4E5C-B96B-0F694799BF58}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
1,415 m
To Distance
1,886 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.516111 -2.69266
53.516012 -2.692553
53.515754 -2.692202
53.515442 -2.691759
53.514978 -2.691043
53.514676 -2.69054
53.514275 -2.68981
53.514142 -2.689551
53.514035 -2.689338
53.513867 -2.688959
53.513663 -2.688488
53.513512 -2.688139
53.513353 -2.687729

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J26 and J25
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{8C3B272A-9D4D-408D-BCB6-10AA6E2714E7}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
233 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.511204 -2.678285
53.510924 -2.677013
53.51081 -2.676529
53.510669 -2.675924
53.510563 -2.675521

Segment 3

15 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J26 and J25
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
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
{D6274CBB-5DBF-4033-BBEF-4B225E47EFEA}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
637 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.513353 -2.687729
53.513308 -2.687608
53.513113 -2.687092
53.512725 -2.685924
53.512548 -2.685303
53.512338 -2.68447
53.51211 -2.683439
53.512083 -2.68332
53.511883 -2.682231
53.51177 -2.68146
53.511536 -2.680039
53.511475 -2.679737
53.51144 -2.67951
53.511405 -2.679313
53.511306 -2.678805
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
35
First coordinate pair
-2.692837, 53.516251
Road section segments
1
Road section points
35
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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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
2
Record created
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 6:13 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 11:30 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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