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M6 Southbound to M56 Eastbound link road lane 1 closure

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M6 Southbound to M56 Eastbound link road lane 1 closure

Start time
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Jul 18, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
6 hours 20 minutes 1 second
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Within J20 Before M6 J20A Exit
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Jun 11, 2026 3:19 PM
Last updated
Sat, Jul 18, 2026 2:03 AM
Cleared
Sat, Jul 18, 2026 2:20 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound to M56 Eastbound link road lane 1 closure
Coordinates
53.357953, -2.505190
Latitude span
53.355393 – 53.364791
Longitude span
-2.509835 – -2.498376
Bounding box centre
53.360092, -2.504106
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound within J20 before M6 J20A exit
  • link road from M6 J20A southbound exit/A50 to M56 J9
  • M6 J20A southbound exit for M56 J9
  • link road from A50 to M56 J9
  • link road from M6 J20A southbound exit to M56 J9 eastbound
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Jul 18, 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 within J20 before M6 J20A exit
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{FA12B62A-BC19-4211-9660-E3BA88FC23C9}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
13 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.360498 -2.508947
53.360382 -2.508901

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M6 J20A southbound exit/A50 to M56 J9
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{6B32CBAB-D018-4D34-8B10-DA9093026781}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
33 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.355597 -2.498792

Segment 3

15 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 J20A southbound exit for M56 J9
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{12EA030C-7039-4F34-8ED5-0F5C19616F0B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
249 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.357979 -2.507384
53.357639 -2.50708
53.357496 -2.506943
53.357433 -2.506867
53.357281 -2.506685
53.35712 -2.506458
53.356986 -2.506231
53.356933 -2.506125
53.356826 -2.505913
53.356755 -2.505747
53.35671 -2.505626

Segment 4

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 J20A southbound exit for M56 J9
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{60CCB3B3-75F8-4867-95B1-BF983AE90FB5}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
96 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.356621 -2.505385
53.356497 -2.505008
53.3564 -2.504586
53.356353 -2.504315

Segment 5

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J20 before M6 J20A exit
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{FA8BCAA6-878B-416C-9CE5-3755F1A24266}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
200 m
To Distance
682 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.364333 -2.509834
53.363497 -2.509749
53.36268 -2.509589
53.362303 -2.50951
53.361575 -2.509321
53.360938 -2.509118
53.360803 -2.509071
53.360498 -2.508947

Segment 6

4 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M6 J20A southbound exit/A50 to M56 J9
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{9B3FF60B-B105-4C16-9811-9E0FD1A3B75F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
53 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.35634 -2.503819
53.356306 -2.503443
53.356301 -2.503278
53.356294 -2.503017

Segment 7

11 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M6 J20A southbound exit/A50 to M56 J9
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{662FBABA-C9C4-4332-8412-C5EF1EE19D40}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
268 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.356228 -2.501023
53.356209 -2.500752
53.356183 -2.500497
53.356157 -2.500301
53.356087 -2.499955
53.356016 -2.499683
53.355927 -2.499442
53.355803 -2.499155

Segment 8

3 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from A50 to M56 J9
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{E1ED9B60-DFB0-4D13-8089-2D91BFD91652}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
199 m
To Distance
233 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.356479 -2.504272
53.356403 -2.503985
53.35634 -2.503819

Segment 9

3 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M6 J20A southbound exit to M56 J9 eastbound
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{6077C1FC-FF90-4CC6-A120-67FFE51409E8}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
35 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.355597 -2.498792
53.355588 -2.498777
53.355393 -2.498376

Segment 10

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J20 before M6 J20A exit
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{F2460EAF-4DDD-43AD-8150-AE4FEDD89D59}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
225 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.358444 -2.507916
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
61
First coordinate pair
-2.508947, 53.360498
Road section segments
1
Road section points
61
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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
4
Record created
Thu, Jun 11, 2026 3:19 PM
Record versioned
Sat, Jul 18, 2026 2:03 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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