Hard shoulder closure southbound

Planned

Hard shoulder closure southbound

Start time
Tue, Feb 24, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Feb 25, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J16 And J15
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Active
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Feb 20, 2026 7:00 AM
Last updated
Tue, Feb 24, 2026 4:28 PM
Cleared
Wed, Feb 25, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: Hard shoulder closure southbound
Coordinates
52.992177, -2.277142
Latitude span
52.989774 – 52.993624
Longitude span
-2.288983 – -2.263665
Bounding box centre
52.991699, -2.276324
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J16 and J15
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Feb 24, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Feb 25, 2026 6:00 AM
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

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J16 and J15
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{9A3491B0-53F2-4CB9-A3C9-A2EF17659129}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
236 m
To Distance
629 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.993624 -2.288983
52.993555 -2.28797
52.993511 -2.287285
52.993468 -2.286629
52.993398 -2.285824
52.993135 -2.283178

Segment 2

17 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J16 and J15
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
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
{3C009F4D-013C-4595-B709-E082F3B2F119}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,364 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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52.992988 -2.281961
52.992835 -2.280702
52.99265 -2.279085
52.992385 -2.277191
52.992278 -2.27649
52.992208 -2.276058
52.99188 -2.274045
52.99175 -2.273329
52.991525 -2.272091
52.991374 -2.2713
52.991243 -2.270644
52.991036 -2.2696
52.990974 -2.269307
52.990805 -2.268511
52.990538 -2.267243
52.989774 -2.263665
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
23
First coordinate pair
-2.288983, 52.993624
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
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Feb 20, 2026 7:00 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Feb 24, 2026 4:28 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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