M6 Southbound lanes 2, 3 and 4 closure (MP 272/2 to 267/0)

Cleared

Start time: Thu, Oct 1, 2026 10:00 PM
Expected end: Fri, Oct 2, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 7 hours
Road: M6 – M6 Southbound Between J18 And J17
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: 3 of 1 lanes affected
Reason: Roadworks

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First published: Wed, Sep 30, 2026 3:37 AM
Last updated: Fri, Oct 2, 2026 4:41 AM
Cleared: Fri, Oct 2, 2026 5:00 AM

Latest update: M6 Southbound lanes 2, 3 and 4 closure (MP 272/2 to 267/0)

Coordinates: 53.152706, -2.345634
Latitude span: 53.142542 – 53.163599
Longitude span: -2.354120 – -2.337517
Bounding box centre: 53.153071, -2.345819
Location descriptions: M6 southbound between J18 and J17

M6 southbound within J17

M6 southbound between J17 and J16

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Thu, Oct 1, 2026 10:00 PM
Overall feed end: Fri, Oct 2, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length: 7 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 J18 and J17
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 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: {D429F958-DF27-4A58-AF95-13DD20E03F19}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 617 m
To Distance: 1,614 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.159125 -2.351293
53.158416 -2.350838
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53.156326 -2.349311
53.156129 -2.349145
53.156039 -2.349069
53.155474 -2.348586
53.155322 -2.34845

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 southbound within J17
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 3 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: {20E27471-0A2A-4F9D-8288-F2CCDDD6378E}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 341 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Segment 3

8 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 3 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: {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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53.142542 -2.337517

Segment 4

6 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 southbound within J17
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 3 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: {A9FE7736-80C8-4AE8-92FC-8FB96558AC38}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 253 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Segment 5

10 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 3 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: {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

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53.148017 -2.34105
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Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 44
First coordinate pair: -2.354120, 53.163599
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 44

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Roadworks
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Other