Hard shoulder closure southbound

Cleared

Start time: Wed, Oct 21, 2026 7:42 AM
Expected end: Wed, Oct 21, 2026 3:00 PM
Duration: 2 hours 33 minutes 2 seconds
Road: M6 – M6 Southbound Within J4 After M42 J7A Northbound Access
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Reason: Other

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First published: Wed, Oct 21, 2026 7:42 AM
Last updated: Wed, Oct 21, 2026 9:49 AM
Cleared: Wed, Oct 21, 2026 10:15 AM

Latest update: Hard shoulder closure southbound

Coordinates: 52.476838, -1.697939
Latitude span: 52.476500 – 52.477623
Longitude span: -1.705500 – -1.691115
Bounding box centre: 52.477062, -1.698308
Location descriptions: M6 southbound within J4 after M42 J7A northbound access

M6 southbound between J4 and M6 Toll

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Wed, Oct 21, 2026 7:42 AM
Overall feed end: Wed, Oct 21, 2026 3:00 PM
Feed window length: 7 hours 18 minutes
Probability code (raw): certain
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

8 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 southbound within J4 after M42 J7A northbound access
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: {B4B8956D-43C2-4D16-A6F1-E1212DDCC297}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 54 m
To Distance: 414 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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52.476653 -1.705018
52.476588 -1.704208
52.476541 -1.703325
52.476512 -1.702575
52.4765 -1.701647
52.476508 -1.701029
52.476524 -1.700219

Segment 2

10 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 southbound between J4 and M6 Toll
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Lh
Lane Number: 0
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 0 lanes 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: {7F001D09-6D19-46AD-A781-7ECE683A5CF2}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 402 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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52.476845 -1.695756
52.476951 -1.69496
52.476986 -1.694695
52.477039 -1.69437

Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 southbound between J4 and M6 Toll
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Lh
Lane Number: 0
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 3 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: {0C0B614F-AD9E-4E7F-AB71-378126027F87}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 230 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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52.477216 -1.693235
52.477269 -1.692867
52.477397 -1.692233
52.477623 -1.691117
52.477623 -1.691115

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 24
First coordinate pair: -1.705500, 52.476703
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 24

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Other
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Active
Road management: Other