M6 southbound Sandbach Services

Cleared

M6 southbound Sandbach Services

Start time
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 10:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
2 seconds
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J17 And J16
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 4:34 AM
Last updated
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 8:25 PM
Cleared
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 10:00 PM
  • Latest update: M6 southbound Sandbach Services
Coordinates
53.139247, -2.336478
Latitude span
53.135308 – 53.142517
Longitude span
-2.337505 – -2.335897
Bounding box centre
53.138913, -2.336701
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J17 and J16
  • M6 southbound at the Sandbach services slip road between J17 and J16
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 10:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
6 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
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 J17 and J16
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
{09821579-8D76-43D9-AE2E-3D51F2C0CD26}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
237 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.137441 -2.336073
53.13702 -2.336
53.136697 -2.335968
53.13622 -2.335949
53.135906 -2.335932
53.13551 -2.335899
53.135308 -2.335897

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound at the Sandbach services slip road between J17 and J16
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{EF28C87F-EB85-4E74-AE84-98D9FC79CFB0}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
45 m
To Distance
136 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.138255 -2.335932
53.138252 -2.335935
53.138111 -2.335999
53.137441 -2.336073

Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound at the Sandbach services slip road between J17 and J16
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{D18355F3-E59D-4937-A7C7-1A25C94B9A31}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
100 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.141436 -2.337059
53.140976 -2.336751
53.140853 -2.336668
53.140787 -2.336625
53.140731 -2.336537
53.140667 -2.336354

Segment 4

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 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
{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 5

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 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
{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
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
23
First coordinate pair
-2.336073, 53.137441
Road section segments
1
Road section points
23
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
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 4:34 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 8:25 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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