Hard shoulder closure southbound

Cleared

Hard shoulder closure southbound

Start time
Sat, Jan 24, 2026 8:00 AM
Expected end
Sat, Jan 24, 2026 5:00 PM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between M6 Toll And J3
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Jan 12, 2026 9:28 AM
Last updated
Sat, Jan 24, 2026 4:49 PM
Cleared
Sat, Jan 24, 2026 5:00 PM
  • Latest update: Hard shoulder closure southbound
Coordinates
52.467462, -1.605800
Latitude span
52.467440 – 52.467548
Longitude span
-1.614125 – -1.600724
Bounding box centre
52.467494, -1.607425
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between M6 Toll and J3
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sat, Jan 24, 2026 8:00 AM
Overall feed end
Sat, Jan 24, 2026 5:00 PM
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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between M6 Toll and J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
5 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{D6FFCFA0-CC4F-4B58-BE06-44910F506F31}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
125 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.467454 -1.602568
52.467457 -1.602362
52.467476 -1.601288
52.467489 -1.600724

Segment 2

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between M6 Toll and J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
5 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{1BBB9D07-1EF7-4ED0-AACC-1BB7069B9057}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
1,197 m
To Distance
1,983 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.467548 -1.614125
52.467474 -1.611533
52.467456 -1.60987
52.467449 -1.609237
52.467444 -1.607662
52.46744 -1.606734
52.46744 -1.605012
52.46744 -1.603982
52.467444 -1.60354
52.467454 -1.602568
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
14
First coordinate pair
-1.602568, 52.467454
Road section segments
1
Road section points
14
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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        ]
    ]
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Jan 12, 2026 9:28 AM
Record versioned
Sat, Jan 24, 2026 4:49 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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