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Hardshoulder and lane 1 closure southbound

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Hardshoulder and lane 1 closure southbound

Start time
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 9:16 PM
Expected end
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
8 hours 44 minutes
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J3 And J2
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 9:16 PM
Last updated
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 11:38 PM
Cleared
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: Hardshoulder and lane 1 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.440752, -1.438282
Latitude span
52.437234 – 52.449720
Longitude span
-1.463999 – -1.417642
Bounding box centre
52.443477, -1.440821
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J3 and J2
  • M6 southbound within J2
  • M6 southbound between J2 and J1
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 9:16 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 44 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

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J3 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
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
{40B2409C-6695-43EE-A465-2CEEA29E43AC}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
325 m
To Distance
1,438 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.448448 -1.461032
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52.447634 -1.459136
52.447339 -1.458449
52.447173 -1.458061
52.447167 -1.458046
52.446749 -1.457036
52.446267 -1.455939
52.445858 -1.454928
52.444558 -1.451898
52.444377 -1.451475
52.443986 -1.450582

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
70 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
52.437383 -1.423185
52.437333 -1.422156

Segment 3

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
{77183760-25AC-44E7-9ABF-996FC2B7E81D}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
347 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.437775 -1.428049
52.437747 -1.427726
52.437681 -1.427183
52.437643 -1.426845
52.437596 -1.426345
52.437568 -1.426022
52.437413 -1.423773
52.437393 -1.423435

Segment 4

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
{8F410E1E-EF11-4879-B2ED-DDBB926D5146}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
627 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.439555 -1.437947
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52.438906 -1.435155
52.438602 -1.43357
52.43838 -1.432322
52.43825 -1.431515
52.438158 -1.430913

Segment 5

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
{743DE20D-A17D-4054-B0FC-A9E0BEAE802A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
307 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.437303 -1.421465
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52.437272 -1.420774
52.437238 -1.419333
52.437234 -1.418436
52.437234 -1.418406
52.437241 -1.417642

Segment 6

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J3 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
{2642314D-5556-460C-B626-1726DFC07745}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
19 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.440067 -1.439885
52.440015 -1.439686
52.440001 -1.439627

Segment 7

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
{8FA28385-4FE3-4E3D-BC2C-B732995D5A77}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
168 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.438158 -1.430913
52.438064 -1.430223
52.437831 -1.42849

Segment 8

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
{756CE129-50EA-4DCE-B699-B3786E48F2FF}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
17 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.437393 -1.423435
52.437383 -1.423185

Segment 9

18 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J3 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
{68763861-02C3-42F8-B4ED-30939FE8A656}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
849 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.442131 -1.446191
52.44154 -1.444595
52.440993 -1.443013
52.440938 -1.442838
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52.440546 -1.441636
52.440491 -1.441446
52.44047 -1.441372
52.440253 -1.44061
52.440067 -1.439885
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
68
First coordinate pair
-1.463999, 52.449720
Road section segments
1
Road section points
68
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 9:16 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 11:38 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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